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The Escape of Harriet Tubman
In the course of eight years Tubman helped over 300 african american slaves reach freedom. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Brown Vs. Board of Education is now known as one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century. This was helb because Brown believed that the racial segregation of schools in violation of the equal protection clauseof the fourteenth amendment. -
The American Civil War
The Civil War started by the tension between the Northern and Southern States caused by issues such as, state's rights, westward expantion and slavery. -
Plessey V. Ferguson
On June 7, 1892 Homer Plessey was jailed for sitting in the white car of the East Louisianna Railroad. In 1896, the Supreme Court of the United States heard the case and held the Louisiana segregation statute constitutional. -
Harlem Renaissance
HarlemHousing executives planned to create neighborhoods in Harlem designed specifically for white workers who wanted to commute into the city. -
Emmett Till Murder
In August of 1955 Emmett Till, a fourteen year old African American boy, was killed for flirting with a white woman. Emmett Till was kidnapped at his Uncles house four days after the inceident and his body was found floating in the Tallahatchie River. -
Rosa Parks's bus boycott
When Rosa rode the bus home after work she hat in the first row of the "Colored" section and was kicked out but she refused and was arrested and fined $10 -
Loving Vs. Virginia
Mildred Jeder and Richard Loving were married in 1958, which waas illegal because white's and black's were not allowed to mix. It became legal in 1967. -
I have a Dream Speech
The I have a dream speech was given by Martin Luther King Jr. King wanted Black's and White's to both be equal. Not long after this mesmorizing speech, he was assasinated. -
Martin Luther King Assassination
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a sniper's bullet on April 4, 1968 at 6:01 p.m. He had been standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when, without warning, he was shot.
