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George Washington became President
On April 30, 1789 George Washington became the first President of the United States. This was one of America's most important steps towards becoming a democracy. -
Susan B. Anthony
She led the women's rights movement in the 1850's. She fought for the suffrage and property rights for women. -
Abraham Lincoln's Presidency
He declared slaves to be free and pushed through three constitutional Amendments that greatly expanded their rights and protections.He also delivered the Gettysburg Address. -
Rosa Parks
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not giving up her seat for a white person in a bus that had seats for blacks and seats reserved for white people. Her arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, in which she became closely involved and which lasted almost a year. This was the beginning of Rosa Parks’ involvement in civil rights -
Martin Luther King Jr.
On August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King delivered his “I have a dream” speech. It brought even greater attention to the Civil Rights Movement, which had been going on for many years. King's speech was part of the March on Washington, a gathering of more than 250,000 people in the nation's capital. African-Americans still were not treated as equals. Marches like this one and ones earlier in Detroit.
