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1492
Christopher Colombus discovers America
Discovery of America -
Period: to
The slavery start in America
The first European immigrants board the ship
of the Mayflower. -
Freedom's Journal
Freedom's Journal was the first African-American owned and operated newspaper published in the United State. It was published with the 16 March 1827. -
Period: to
The Civil War
It is the civil warefare between the North and the South.
More than 186 000 blacks serve in the northern army. -
Assassination of the Abraham Lincoln
In Washington by a southern sympathizer during a theatrical performance. -
National Association for the Advancement
Creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It is the first organization for to fight against civil rights of black people. -
First major wave of migration
One million Black Americans leave
the rural South and migrate to the urban areas of the Northeast and Midwest. -
Death of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King was killed in Memphis by sniper -
Barack Obama is president in America
It is the fist black president in America.
He became president with 52.9% of the votes.
