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American Civil War
American Civil War Occurs. -
The Klu Klux Klan is Formed.
The Klu Klux Klan is formed, in Tennessee, an organization that believed in White Supremacy, and enforced it through violence. The organization remains throughout the years and even today. -
George Washington Carver is invited to head the Agriculture Department.
Carver is invited to head the Department of Agriculture, who later finds more than 300 uses for peanuts. He promoted alternative crops to cotton, that improved the health of farming families. -
Plessy Court Case Verdict is Passed
The Plessy Case, which starts from a partial African American appealing from an arrest of sitting in a bus area for Whiters, the supreme court upholds that segregation is "Seperate But Equal.".This continues to be used as fact that segregation is fair for several decades. -
Supreme Court Case Delcares Seperate Housing is Unconstitutional
Supreme Court Case Buchan V Warley Delcares that Seperate Housings is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court declared that an law in Kentucky violated the 14th amendment. -
Bessie Coleman Becomes First Negro to get a Pilot's License.
Coleman took a French-language class at the Berlitz school in Chicago, and then traveled to Paris on November 20, 1920, so she could earn her pilot license.Bessie Coleman Becomes First Negro to get a Pilot's License, and learned in a different country, as no one was will to teach her in America. -
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Great Depression
Great Depression Occurs. -
Supreme Court frees 3 Black Men From Imprisonment
Supreme Court frees 3 black men who were manipulated into confessing to a murder they did not commit in Chambersv, Florida. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 Signed
Civil Rights Act of 1957 Signed by Eisenhower. -
To Kill a Mockingbird published
To Kill a Mockingbird is published, which shows the injustice done to African Americans. This plays a role in contributing to the civil rights movement. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Makes his famous "I have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. Makes his famous "I have a Dream" Speech in Washington DC. The speech plays a major role in the movement, and is still well known, and famous today. -
The 24th Amendment is Passed
The 24th amendment is passed, banning poll taxes in elections in the country. This allows poor people, and African Americans to vote in elections like rich, and middle classed white people. -
Voting Rights Act is Passed
The voting rights act of 1965 is passed, which bans literacy tests, poll taxes, and other tests that prevented African Americans from voting. -
Shirely Chisholm Runs for President
Shirely Chisholm Runs for President, who is the first negro to do so. Chisholm had political experiance before as a state legislator, and member of congress.
