Civil Rights Timeline

By Connor Edwards

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
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    Civil Rights Timeline

  • The 13th amendment abolished slavery.

    The 13th amendment abolished slavery.

  • The 14th amendment granted equal protection to African Americans

    The 14th amendment granted equal protection to African Americans

  • The 15th amendment gave blacks right to vote.

    The 15th amendment gave blacks right to vote.

  • Plessy vs Ferguson

    Plessy vs Ferguson

  • NAACP was founded

    NAACP was founded
    (national association for the advancement of colored people)

  • Brown vs Board of Education decided

  • James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi

    James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi

  • Medgar Evers was murdered/assassinated outside of his home

    Medgar Evers was murdered/assassinated outside of his home

  • Four young black girls at sunday school got blown up by a bomb.

    Four young black girls at sunday school got blown up by a bomb.

  • The 24th amendment abolished the pole tax

    The 24th amendment abolished the pole tax

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act