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African American Timeline Social Studies By: Mahamed Adan

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  • The First African Americans brought to the North American Continent.
    Oct 18, 1525

    The First African Americans brought to the North American Continent.

    October 18, 1526
    The San Miguel de Gualdape Slave Rebellion, the first uprising of enslaved Africans on the North American Continent.
  • The majority of the African Americans were in South Carolina

    The majority of the African Americans were in South Carolina

    Africans in South Carolina outnumber Europeans, making it the first English colony with a Black majority.
  • The first wholly African American church denomination

    The first wholly African American church denomination

    Bishop Richard Allen officially creates the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first wholly African American church denomination in the United States.
  • Harriet Tubman escapes slavery

    Harriet Tubman escapes slavery

    Harriet Tubman escapes slavery in Maryland and begins her efforts to rescue enslaved people.
  • The NAACP is formed

    The NAACP is formed

    The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is formed on February 12 in New York City, partly in response to the Springfield Riot.
  • The Great Migration

    The Great Migration

    The Great Migration of African Americans from the South to northern cities begins. By 1930 more than one million Blacks will have arrived in the North.
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed by Congress on July 2.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated

    Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated

    Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4.
  • Barack Obama of Illinois is elected President of the United States

    Barack Obama of Illinois is elected President of the United States

    On November 4, Barack Obama of Illinois is elected President of the United States.
  • The first African American woman Vice President

    The first African American woman Vice President

    On January 20, Kamala Harris is sworn in as the first African American woman Vice President of the United States.