Evolution of the National Citizenry

By Nariah J

  • 13th Amendment outlaws slavery

    Abolishing Slavery or any type of cruel punishment.

  • The 19th Amendment

    Gave women the right to vote

  • President Harry Truman

    He put an end to segregation in the U.S. military.

  • Brown v. Board of Eduaction

    The Supreme Court effectively ending racial segregation in public schools.

  • Emmett Till

    A 14 year-old boy was brutally murdered in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Park refuses to give up her seat, which led to Montgomery Bus Boycott.

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Nonviolent protests against racial discrimination and segregation.

  • Ruby Bridges

    Six year-old was escorted by four federal marshals into school.

  • Church in Birmingham

    The church was bombed and four young girls were killed and many others were injured.

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X was assassinated during a rally by members of the Nation of Islam

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    King was assassinated on the balcony of a hotel in Memphis, T.