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African American History
This timeline starts with the escape of Harriet Tubman to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Escape of Harriet Tubman
harriet tubmanwas born into slavery. She escaped and subsequently made more than13 missions to rescue more than 70 slaves using the Underground Railroad. -
Civil War
It was a war between the United states North and South. It started because of slavery. It lasted for four years. -
15th Amendment
It prohibits each government in the united states from denying a citizen the right to vote based on the citizens race, color, or previous condition of servitude (for example, slavery). -
Founding of NAACP
The NAACP stands for National Assocation for the Advsncement of colored people. -
Jakie Robinson
Jackiewas an American Baseball player.He became the first black major league baseball player. -
Rosa Parks's bus boycott
She got arrested for civil disobedience,for not giving up her seat to a white male.She was taken to jail. Soon she was bailed out of jail. -
Little Rock 9
It was a group of African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. They weren't allowed to enter the racially segregated school. -
I Have A Dream Speech
It is a 17 minute speech by Martin Luther King. He delivered it on August 28, 1963. -
16th Street Baptist church
It's a church in Birmingham, Alabam which is frequencted by predominately African Americans. -
Martin luther king assassination
His family and others believed that the assassination was carried out by a conspiracy involving the U.S. government as alleged by Lloyd Jowers in 1993. This conclusion was affirmed by a jury in a 1999 civil trial.
