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Slavery In the American Colonies Begins
First 20 African American slaves sold to Virginia -
The Constitutions Sets Blacks Back
The three fifths clause declares that African Americans count as 3/5ths of a person. -
Nat Turner Takes A Stand
Turner leads a controversial slave revolt in Virginia. -
Dred Scott Decision
Slaves were said to be property, not citizens, and "so far inferior...that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." by the Supreme Court. -
The Civil War Begins
The North and South face off over the issue of slavery. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln declares all of the slaves in the Confederacy free. -
The Civil War Ends
Lincoln restores the Union, and is assassinated a few months later. -
The 14th Amendment
African Americans are given, under the Constitution, full rights and privileges. -
The 15th Amendment and Jim Crow
While a person's race can no longer prevent them from having voting rights, Jim Crow laws allow for segregation and discrimination. -
The First Civil Rights Act
Act passed that gave blacks equal rights in transportation, restaurant/inns, theaters and on juries. -
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Lynching Rises To Prominence
Between 1896 and 1900, 2,500 blacks are lynched -
Plessy v. Ferguson
School segregation is allowed constitutionally, creating the idea of "separate but equal". -
NAACP Founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded by W.E.B Du Bois, Jane Addams, John Dewey and others. -
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
Plessy v Ferguson is overturned, and segregation of schools is ruled unconstitutional and illegal. -
Emmett Till is Killed
14 year old Emmett Till is senselessly shot and lynched.
