African American History

African American History

Period: Sep 4, 1800 to Nov 1, 2003

For when little rock 9 stated to when Harlem Renaissance was published.

13th Amendment

Dec 6, 1856

13th Amendment The 13th Amendment is when slavie was done gone for. Its when the slavie was free from their masters.

Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

Civil War One of the causes of the Civil War was the election of Ambraham Lincoln.

15th Amendment

Mar 30, 1870

15th Amendment The 15th Amendment is when the blake people had the right to vote.The 19th Amendment was when the women had the right to vote.

Jackie Robinson

Jan 31, 1919

Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player. Jackie Robinson died on Oct. 24, 1972 by a hart attack.

I Have a Dream speech

Jan 15, 1929

I Have a Dream speech
I Have a Dream speech was about freedom to the people. Martin Luther King Jr. what people to see what he see in the world.

Little Rocks 9

Sep 4, 1957

Little Rock 9
Little rock 9 was African American students that enrolled in a centrol high school.

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Sep 15, 1963

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
The KKK bombed the church and four girls were killed. Three of them were 14 years old and one was 11 years old.

CIvil Rights Act of 1964

Jul 2, 1964

Civil Rights Act 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 talkes about the differnent races of pepole. John F. Kenney had storge oppositon of the members of the cogress.

Loving v. Virginia

Jun 12, 1967

Loving v. VirginiaT
The Loving v. Virginia was a landmark from the Civil Rights. Loving v. Virginia was about two people that love each other ,but the judge would not let Mildred Jeter and Richard loving get maraged.

Martin Luther Kng Jr. assassination

Apr 4, 1968

MAtrin Luther King Jr. Assassination Martin Luther King Jr. was fataly shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Mephis TN. James Earl Ray was arrested for the murder.