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The 13th Amendment was signed
The 13th amendment outlawed slavery -
Klu Klux Klan (KKK) was Formed
The Klu Klux Klan was the main racial group that killed hundreds of African Americans. -
The Memphis Massacre
The Memphis Massacre is a seris of riots between blacks and whites in Mephis, Tenneessee. White civilians and police rampaged through black neighborhoods killing men, women, and children. -
The 14th amendment was passed
The 14th amendment granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States -
The date Plessy v. Ferguson was decided
Plessy v. Ferguson was a supreme court decision ruling that it was fine to have different races apart as long as it was separate but equal. It was the case that made segragation legal. -
The date of Brown v. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education was the court case that banned segragation in schools. It marked the end of the JIm Crow era.