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Abolitionist Movement
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Abolitionist Movement
abolitionists saw slavery as an abomination and an affliction on the United States, making it their goal to eradicate slave ownership. They sent petitions to Congress, ran for political office and inundated people of the South with anti-slavery literature. -
3/5 compromise
declared that any person who was not free would be counted as three-fifths of a free individual for the purposes of determining congressional representation. The "Three-Fifths Clause" thus increased the political power of slaveholding states. -
Civil Rights Act
These acts sought to enforce the constitutional amendments and combat racial discrimination -
Plessy V. Fergusson
The Supreme Court's ruling in this case upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal," further solidifying racial segregation. -
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Harlem Renaissance
High increase in black art, ranging from music to literature in NYC -
Brown v Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and declared “separate but equal” schools unlawful. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sparked by Rosa Parks’ arrest, the African American community in Montgomery boycotted buses, leading to the desegregation of public transportation. -
MLK I Have A Dream Speech
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. It was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. -
MLK Assassination
Death caused outrage throughout the nation, and accelerated legislative bills like the Fair Housing Act which provided no segregation in households. -
Shirley Chisholm Runs for President
First Black woman to run for a major party’s presidential nomination. Paved the way for future Black political leaders. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Becomes a Federal Holiday
Signed into law by President Reagan, after years of advocacy. First celebrated as a national holiday in 1986 -
Rodney King & the LA Riots
Riots in Los Angeles after excessive use of force by the police killed a man named Rodney King, photo shown is the unrest that occurred from it. -
California Proposition 209
California voters passed Proposition 209, which banned the use of affirmative action in public hiring, contracting, and college admissions. -
Macedonia Baptist Church v. Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan:
Macedonia Baptist Church v. Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, which resulted in a record $37.8 million judgment against a Klan group for its role in burning a South Carolina church. The SPLC also continued its work fighting hate groups and discrimination, with many of its successes involving racial violence and the protection of civil rights -
Barack Obama Election
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Barack Obama Election
The first ever black man to become the United States president, huge stepping stone for African Americans. -
Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Expanded protections to include race-based hate crimes and improved federal enforcement. -
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BLM Movement
Movement that promotes black people, focusing to crack down on the injustices towards them. -
Michael Brown & Ferguson Protests
Michael Brown murdered by a cop in missouri when being innocent, brought BLM to a national scale, racial bias from officer. -
George Floyd's death BLM protests
“I can’t breathe”