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harriet tubman
Harriet Tubman was responsible for the Underground Railroad. She helped slaves run away from their owners. -
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african american history
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Civil War
The civil war was fought from1861 to 1865.the cause of the civil war was years and years of the north and south disagreeing. The main issues of the war were about ending slavery and the rights of the states. a few months after Abraham Lincoln was elected some southern states came together to make the confederate states. The southern stated had many more victories over the north until Gettysburg in 1863.after that battle the south surrendered in April 1865. -
15th amendment
The 15th amendment stated that citizens of the united states could vote no matter what race or color you were. -
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
The case gave the people separation but equality. The courts decided to give everyone equality but separation from each other. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first black major legue baseball player.This was a historical event because no black person was playing major leauge baseball before he did. -
Emmett till murder
Emmett till was beaten to death then murdered on august 28 1955.he was murdered because he told a white woman goodbye after he left a store. After that he was told to leave town and to not ever come back. Emmett did not leave town and a week later was kidnapped and beaten to death then his body was thrown in the the Tallahatchie river. -
bus boycott
On December 1 1955 Rosa Parks got off work and was riding the bus when the driver told the black people to move to the back so the white people could sit in the front and she said no. After that she started boycotting the bus company. Weeks later the court ruled that the black and white people could sit anywhere they wanted on the busses. -
I have a dream speech
Martin Luther King Jr.made a speech on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial building.He wanted everyone to be equal and an end to discrimination. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act of 1964 was against racism of all types. The act explained that it was illegal to fire or hire because of a persons race. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4 1968 martin Luther king jr. was shot on the balcony of a motel in Tennessee. James earl ray was an escape convict that bought the rifle found at the scene and was caught two months later.
