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First Slaves Sold
A year before the Mayflower, the first 20 African slaves were sold. -
William Tucker
William Tucker, the first African American, was born into slavery. William’s parents were among the first 20 slaves brought to America. -
Slave Revolt of 1712
New York Slave Revolt of 1712: On April 6, 1712 a group of slaves set fire to an outhouse which served as a sign for other slaves to revolt. Whites ran outside to see what was happening, and they were greeted by 10s of armed slaves. 9 whites killed, and 6 injured. -
Thomas Paine's story gets published
Thomas Paine’s African Slavery in America was published in the Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser -
Three Fifths Comprimise
Slaves are now counted at ⅗‘s of a person according to the constitution. This was done so the state could have more representatives. Known as the ⅗’s compromise. -
Nat Turner
Nat Turner was an African American who led a revolt against white men in the late summer of 1831. At 2 am on August 21 Turner led a group of 40 slaves or more to white households killing entire families while they slept. They went from house to house until 55 white men were found dead. These men were killed with many different weapons such as clubs, knives, and guns. Some of the slaves were captured the next night but Tuner wasn't captured until October 30 and hanged on November 11. -
Trail of Tears
About 18,000 Cherokees were forced to leave their land and resettle to the west of the Mississippi a place known as the "Trail of Tears." -
Seneca Falls Convention
The first ever women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY. Declaration of Sentiments signed by 68 women and 32 men. -
Start of the Civil War
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13th Amendment
Slavery was abolished by establishing the 13th Amendment. -
Start of the KKK
The Klu Klux Klan is created -
Minor v. Happersett
Minor v. Happersett: Supreme Court unanimously decided to not overturn the decision to not allow Virginia Minor to vote in the 1872 Presidential Election. At this time women were not guaranteed the right to vote. -
Slaughter House Cases
Slaughter House Cases: Supreme Court ruled that privileges and immunities given in the 14th amendment were limited to those listed in the Constitution, and not in rights given by individual states. -
Civil Rights Act 1875
Civil Rights Act 1875: This Act was meant to guarantee African Americans equal treatment in public accommodation, transportation, and prohibited exclusion from jury service.
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Womans Suffrage in Colorado
Colorado passes a law allowing women to vote. -
Jeannette Rankin
First women is elected into Congress in the House of Representatives, her name was Jeannette Rankin. -
Womens Suffrage
19th amendment was passed allowing women in every state to vote -
Jackie Robinson
First black man plays in Major League baseball, his name was Jackie Robinson -
No Blacks Lynched
A record reporting of 0 lynchings during a year at Tuskegee Institute. -
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe:
Companion case to brown v board of education. The Supreme Court ordered desegregation with “all deliberate speed”. -
DOB
Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) known as the first U.S. lesbian organization, was formed. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education: Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott Ends
The Montgomery Bus Boycott ends and buses are fully integrated -
Freedom Struggle
Woolworths integrates their counter after the sit ins had been going on for 6 months -
Greensboro Sit-ins
At a Woolworth in Greensboro, N.C. African American young adults take up seat at a whites only counter and order but are denied. Their response was to stay seated at the counter until closing time. This is the event that started the Greensboro sit-ins. -
Jamed Meredith
The first black young adult, James Meredith, was enrolled at the University of Mississippi. -
Birmingham Protest
Birmingham Civil Rights Protest: On July 15,1963 citizens who were protesting against segregation were hit by firefighters hoses on full force. This became a focal point of the desegregation movement. -
MLK Jr.
MLK Jr. gives the I Have a Dream Speech -
Civil Rights Act 1964
Civil Rights Act 1964: This Act was signed by President LBJ, and meant to eliminate racial discrimination in public places and in employment. -
Voting Rights Act 1965
Voting Rights Act 1965: The first national law to ensure voting rights to all americans. -
Bloody Sunday
Selma to Montgomery March On March 7, 1965 in order to break up a demonstration march, Governor Wallace ordered state troopers to use tear gas and violent behavior. This day became known as Bloody Sunday. The nation saw the police brutality on TV and demanded Washington protect the rights of blacks. -
National Organization for Women
NOW (National Organization for Women) was founded. -
Loving v. Virginia
As a result of Loving v. Virginia interracial marriage becomes legal. -
Thurgood Marhsall
First man of color, Thurgood Marshall, appointed as a Supreme Court justice. -
MLK Jr. Assasinated
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. -
Stonewall Riots
Police raid a homosexual bar in Greenwich Village and starts the Gay Rights Movement with two days of rioting. -
Birth Control Approved
Birth Control is approved for use by the FDA -
Swann v. Charlotte- Mecklenburg Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte- Mecklenburg Board of education : The unanimous Supreme Court decision to give Official Court Sanction to achieve desegregation using school buses. -
Homosexuality is Considered Mental Illness
Homosexuality is classified as a mental illness. -
Roe vs. Wade
Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court case on the issue of abortion. The case held in favor of Roe making abortion legal in the first and second trimester (1-6 months) and only in the third trimester (6-9 months) if the mother’s life was in danger. -
Lau v Nichols
Supreme Court rules that all public school must teach foreign kids english in Lau v Nichols. -
Black History Month
Black history month was established. -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke: White student denied because he was white. The Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to use racial quotas in the college admissions process, but the school’s use of affirmative action to accept more minority students was constitutional in some cases. -
Civil Rights Commision Reauthorization Act
Civil Rights Commision Reauthorization Act: In November, 1981, President George Bush signed this act. It required the Commission to submit a minimum of one annual report to Congress and the President that oversees federal civil rights enforcement efforts. -
Gay Rights are Civil Rights
Supreme Courts say that it is against the law to arrest someone for partaking in consensual homosexual acts. -
Civil Rights Act of 1988
Civil Rights Act of 1988: On August 10, 1988 President Ronald Reagan signed this act, made an apology, and gave $20,000 to each survivor from the internment camps during World War ll -
Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans: First Supreme Court case addressing sexual orientation in 10 years. They ruled that a state constitutional Amendment in Colorado that prevented protected status based on homosexuality or bisexuality went against the Equal Protection Clause -
Barak Obama
The first black president is elected, President Barack Obama
