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The 13th Amendment Approved
the 13nth amendment is approved and slaves every in the U.S are free, throught the process of a constitutional ammendment. proposed by Abraham Lincoln and approved by Congress -
The 14th Amendment Passed
july 9 1866 the 14th amendment was passed, the 14nth amendment grants citizen ship to all born in the united states regardless of race and religion. Approved by Congress. -
Plessy v Fergusan
The case that began Seperate but "Equal". an official court case that ended with the ruling of Seperate but "Equal", Plessy a man of seven eights caucasion descent and one eigth african descent was arrested and brought this case on. -
The Niagra Movements
W.E.B. DuBois demands immediate racial equality and opposes all laws that treats blacks as different from others. Leads to creation of NAACP in 1909 -
The "Pearsall Plan"
After the brown v.s board of education prohibiting school segregation a N.C set up a system that undermineded the supreme courts ruling, this was a official court ruling, and the plan was proposed by Governor William B Umstead and Thomas Pearsall. -
Brown v Board of Education
The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The ruling paves the way for large-scale desegregation. The decision overturns the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that sanctioned separate but "equal" segregation of the races, ruling that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. -
The arrest of rosa parks.
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat in an over crowded bus in mongomery alabama, Rosa Parks was arrested for nonviolently refusing to give up her seat to an unjust bus segregation law, as a result the montgomery bus boycott began. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African American and White citizens boycott the montgomery bus systems for about a year, started by Rosa Parks and lead by Martin luther king, this ended with the desegregation of montgomery buses -
Little Rock Nine.
Formerly all-white Central High School learns that integration is easier said than done. Nine black students are blocked from entering the school on the orders of Governor Orval Faubus. President Eisenhower sends federal troops and the National Guard to intervene on behalf of the students, who become known as the "Little Rock Nine." -
Greensboro's first sit in's
Four african american students non-violently protested the Segregated lunch counters at a shop in Greensboro N.C, over time more and more people joined the group. This was a form of peacefull protest but the participents where threatened and abused.
