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Slavery is abolished
In 1865 the 13th amendment abolished slavery -
Emmett Tills death
Emmett Till got beat and shot to death for "flirting" with a white girl -
The Malcom X assassination
"Malcolm X was an African American civil rights leader prominent in the Nation of Islam. Until his 1965 assassination, he vigorously supported Black nationalism." -
Obama's election
In 2008 Barack Obama became the first African American president to be elected -
Trayvon Martin's death
On February 26th of 2012 Trayvon Was reported by George Zimmerman as an "suspicious person" and called the cops but instead of following the 911 operators instructions which were to leave the boy alone he started fight with Trayvon which of course Trayvon fought back ultimately leading to Zimmerman shooting Trayvon and claiming Self-Defense in court and unfortunately got to go home while his victim couldn't -
George Floyd's death
Floyd died on May 25th, 2020 due to police brutality with him being put on the ground while a cop had his knee on Floyd's neck which eventually killed him by suffocation