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First group of African American slaves in the United States
Africans first arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, that became the United States.By the end of the 17th century, approximately 1,300,000 Africans had landed on the East coast of the United States. -
Lusy Terry wrote the poem (balled) Bar's Fight
Lucy Terry, an enslaved person in 1746, becomes the earliest known black American poet. Her poem, Bar's Fight, is not published until 1855.The ballad is about an attack upon two white families by Native Americans. -
Phillis Wheatley born
She was the first African American slave to become a poet and publisher. She was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston in a young age and was encouraged and thaught by the family to read and write. -
Constitution of Vermont
The 1777 constitution was the first constitution to prohibit adult slavery in what is now the territory of the United States . -
Constitution of Massachusettsbecame effective
The Constitution includes the law of giving African Americans- men to vote, but not the women. -
Sarah Grimké was born
She was the elder of two sisters working against slaveryand for women's rights as a reformer, she was well known for their first-hand knowledge of slavery as members of a South Carolina slave holding family. -
Harriet Tubman was born (into slavery)
Her accomplishment is that she is the conductor of the Underground Railroad, the series of hideouts and houses leading slaves to safety. -
Maggie Lena Walker was born
She was the first woman in the USA to become a local bank president. She also worked for civil rights throughout her life. -
Madam C. J. Walker was born
She was an inventor, businesswoman and self-made millionaire. She became rich by developing many beauty and hair care products that were extremely popular. -
The 15th Amendment was set up.
African American men got the right to vote through the 15th Amendment to the Constitution by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peopl
It was formed by Moorfield Storey, Mary White Ovington and W. E. B. Du Bois. -
African American women gained right to vote
Through the 19th Admendment, all the women, including the African American women, finally gained the right to vote. -
Shirley Chisholm was born
She was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to the Congress. -
Black History Month was created
Was known as “Negro History Week” at first. -
Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American performer to win an Academy Award
She was born at June 10, 1895 and died at October 26, 1952. She was an American actress, comedian, and songwriter. She won the Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress in the Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). -
Rosa Parks bus boycott
Rosa Parks entered the history books by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. This was considerd a violation of the segregation laws that were in place at the time, resulting in her arrest, a court appearance and a $14 fine. Her action led to a huge protest campaign which black citizens boycotted the bus company. -
Mae C. Jemison was born
She is an American physician and NASA astronaut, the first African American to enter the space by the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. -
"I Have a Dream" speech delivered
It was delivered by Martin Lunther King Jr. in Washington D.C., the speech remark the day that the African Americans protesting for rights and freedom. -
Halle Berry won Best Actress Oscar in the Acadamy awards
Halle Berry becomes the first African American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001). -
Harriet Tubman is now on the $20 dollar bill!
The US Treasury announced that Tubman will feature on the new $20 bill and replace former President Andrew Jackson.
