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Events of the Civil Rights Movement
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American Civil war
The Civil War took place in 1861-65. The war was between the North and South portions of the country, they fought because the North wanted to abolish slaves, while the South didnt because they wanted to use slaves for labor. -
Emancipation Proclomation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln as a war measure during the civil war. He directed it towards areas in rebellion and the executive branch. -
State normal school for colored
On February 25, 1887, the State Legislature of Alabama authorized the discontinuance of the school at Marion and the establishment of "The Alabama Colored Peoples University" -
Plessy vs. Fergouson
On June 7, 1892, 30-year-old Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the "White" car of the Louisiana Railroad. Plessy deliberately sat in the white section and identified himself as black. He was arrested and the case went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Plessy's lawyer argued that the Separate Car Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth ammendments! -
Williams vs Mississippi supreme court case
In Williams v. Mississippi the Supreme Court upholds the voter registration and election provisions of Mississippi's constitution because they applied to all, they however disenfranchise the black, and the poor. They did this until the 1960s. -
Journal of Negro History
Professor Carter Woodson and the Study of Negro Life and History begins publishing the Journal. This was the first journal published that focused on African Americans and their history. This matters because others started to become more educated on history and realized that people of color have a rich history as well. -
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday first sings song Strange Fruit to promote antilynching. This launched her career. Love the name! -
I have A Dream speech
Martin Luther King jr. gives his famous speech to end racism in the United States on the steps of the lincoln memorial. This quickly became one of the most famous speeches of all time. -
Assationation of of Jimee Lee Jackson
Jimee Lee Jackson led a peaceful protest in Alabama. White state trooper James Bonard shoots and kills him for this, causing controvery in Alabama. -
A Soilders Story
A film called Soilders Storyi s released. The famous fim regarding racism in the military has become a classic and was very watched in this time period. -
Rodney King
Four police officers in Los Angeles California were caught on tape beating African American Rodneu King. -
First Black President
First African American president, Barack Obama. He would then be elected for another term in office. He is known for passing a health care bill and veing president when Osama Bin Laden was assacinated.
