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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroadwas a network of secret routes and safe houses used by black slaves in the United States to escape to free states with the aid of abolitionists. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion
The only effective, sustained slave rebellion in U.S. History. Led by Nat Turner, an African American slave. This rebellion set off a wave of rebellion against the prohibiting of education, movement and assembly of slaves. 56 blacks were executed, and more then 200 beaten by white mobs for participating in the rebellion. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850was a federal laws allowing for the capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory of the United Sates. Penalties were imposed on anyone who helped a slave escaped or harbored a runaway slave. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott a slave who lived with his owner is a free state before moving to a slave state, petitioned the court for his freedom. Supreme Court ruled that no black, free or slave could claim U.S. Citizenship. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown ,an abolitionist who sought to end slavery, led a small group against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. -
U.S. Civil War
The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, began after several Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America. This war was a result of building tension between the North and the South over states’ rights including federal authority, westward expansion, and slavery. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation ,issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, declared all slaves be freed. However, this Proclamation did not free slaves that lived in border states, only the slaves that were apart of the states that were in rebellion against the U.S. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendmentabolished slavery, and all involuntary servitude, in America. [Civil War Amendment] -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment defined a citizen as ANY person born in, or naturalized in the U.S. and granted equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the Civil War. [Civil War Amendment] -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment prohibited the government from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or past servitude. [Civil War Amendment] -
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Jim Crow Laws "Black Codes"
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Missouri v Canada
Missouri v. Canada
U.S. Supreme Court decides that states providing school for white students must provide education for blacks. States were given the option to separate the schools. -
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981
President Truman signs the Executive Order 9981 declaring the equal treatment and opportunity for everyone in the military without regards to race, color, religion, or national origin. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that segregation in public schools in unconstitutional. -
Greensboro Sit-Ins
The Greensboro Sit-Ins were started by a non-violent protest by young African-American students who sat at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. It soon spread to college towns throughout the region. -
March in Washington DC
March in Washington D.C.
More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C. for a political rally to promote awarness for the political and social challenges that African Americans faced. Key movement in the civil rights movement. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965outlawed literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements used to keep African Americans from voting. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1968
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968 into law. This act provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin. (Continuation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964).
