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First arrival of African slaves in America
In 1619 the first african slaves arrived in america which was still a britisch colony at that time. -
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slavery
During that time many black people were taken from Africa to colonies like america to work there against their will. -
Decleration of Independence
First attempt of insisting equal rights for all. Slaves were excluded but it became a inspiration for future civil right movement events. -
Harriet Tubman
She was born as a slave and managed to escape. She started to help other slaves to escape to Canada too. This was called the "Underground Railroad". -
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Civil War
During the Civil War the northern states fought against the southern states due to the decision of the enslavement of black people in America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln declared end of slavery in the US. -
Reconstruction
The Time after the civil war is called Reconstruction. During that time span many black people successfully started to get into leadership roles like never before. -
Equal protection
In 1868 the president declared equal protection under the law for black people. -
Right to vote
In 1870 black people were allowed to vote for the first time. -
Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws were introduced to the southern states after the civil war. Those laws didn't allow black people to share same places like bathrooms with withe people. -
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was a civil right activist in the 1930th. She founded a private school for African-American students. She became a adviser to President Roosevelt. -
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WW2
Before war was declared on the US many black people worked as simple factory workers or farmers. During the boom of the war industry black people were often excluded from jobs which were better paying. They were also not allowed to join the military. -
Executive Order 8802
Due to many protest the president at that time Roosevelt decided that every American citizen is allowed to work at national defense jobs or other governmental jobs. -
Rosa Parks
During that time segregation laws forced black people to sit at certain places on the bus, segregated from white people. On December first 1955 a black women named Rosa Parks entered a bus in Montgomery. The bus was crowded and a person person couldnt find a seat so the bus driver instructed her to give up her seat but she refused and was later arrested. From that moment on she became the "mother of the modern day civil rights movements". -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
African Americans were allowed to vote but some southern states tried to avoid that by forcing black people to pass a nearly impossible test to get the ability to vote. On September 9, 1957 president Eisenhower introduced a new Civil Right Act into the law. This law stopped everyone who tried to prevent someone from voting. -
March on Washington and Martin Luther King
During the March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr hold his famous "I have a dream..." speech. More than 200.000 people followed that peaceful march on this day. -
Assassination of Malcom X
On February 2, 1965 civil rights movement leader Malcom X was assassinated at a rally. -
The Bloody Sunday
On March 1965 600 people started a peaceful march in Alabama due to the killing of black civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson by a white police officer. This march was violently disrupted by the local police. Many protesters had do get hospitalized. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel. He was a Nobel peace Prize winner and also the leader of the civil rights movements. Following his death many people started to loot and riot. This was a huge pressure to for the government to establish even more civil right laws. -
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Due to the Fair Housing Act of 1968 housing discrimination due to religion, skin colour, nationality or sex turned illegal. -
Barack Obama
In 2009 Barack Obama was the first African American in the United States to become a president.