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End of civil war and the abolition of slavery by Abraham Lincoln
This event marks the moment when the civil's wars were stopped and when Abraham Lincoln abolish slavery. -
Creation of the KKK
Creation of the KKK (KU KLUX KLAN) in Tennessee, a ruthless organization, and a secret society, terrorizing black communities. -
The Jim Crow laws
The Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation (until 1965)in the USA. They were based on white supremacy. [NB : Remember Jim Crow was an imaginary and stereotypical character
symbolizing the black man] with a motto [=devise] : ‘’separate but equal’’. -
Birth of Rosa Parks
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Birth of Marthin Luther King
His general ideology was non –violence. -
The American Supreme Court's rule
The American Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in Public Schools. A little girl was enrolled in a white school in Kansas -
The day when Rosa Parks haven't lay her place
The 1st december 1955, Rosa Parks refuse to lay her place to a white people in Alabama. Thanks to this act she contribute to change the visage of USA. -
Boycotting buses
In 1956 buses were boycotting after the event of Rosa Parks. -
Eisenhower's signature
Eisenhower sign a law about the "civil rights", the first since the emancipation law signed by Abraham Lincoln. -
Washington March for Jobs and Freedom
On the 28th of august 1963 MLK organized Washington March for Jobs and Freedom, and then prononce his famous speech "I have a dream" -
President Kennedy's assassinat
The 22th of November 1963, president Kennedy became assassinated. -
The moment when the Civil Rights Act became signed
Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.(it put an end to all forms of segregation and discrimination.) -
The Voting Rights Act.
