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Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson, a slave who fled and arrived in Canada, is an author, abolitionist, minister and the inspiration behind the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. -
presidents
President Johnson impeached. Grant elected President -
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15th amendment ratified
15th Amendment Ratified, giving Blacks but not women the right to vote. -
KKK convicted
KKK members tried and convicted by federal courts in Mississippi. Grant suspends habeas corpus and declared martial law in 9 So. Carolina counties. Many Blacks elected to political office. -
civil right
civil rights act passed -
hitler
Adolf Hitler is born -
civil rights
Civil Rights Act of 1875 declared unconstitutional -
Disenfrancise
Southern states pass laws to Disenfrancise Blacks -
african american teachers
Since the Civil War, 30,000 African-American teachers had been trained and put to work in the South. The majority of blacks had become literate -
NAACP
NAACP is founded -
ANLC
American Negro Labor Congress founded -
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, Jr. is born in Atlanta, GA. Born on January 15, Michael Luther King, Jr. would become one of the nation's leading Civil Rights activists -
Executive order
Roosevelt signs Executive Order 8802, creates Fair Employment Practices Committee -
CORE is founded
The Congress of Racial Equality or CORE is a U.S. civil rights organization that played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. -
Civil rights
Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson becomes first black player in Major League Baseball -
montgomery Alabama
In Montgomery, Alabama, 23 black children are prevented from attending all-white elementary schools, defying the recent Supreme Court ruling. -
Martin Luther King
Dr. Martin Luther King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the youngest person so honored
