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Death of Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks one of the first men to die for American Revolution, was a fugitive slave who had escaped from his master and had worked for twenty years as a merchant seaman. He was in the front line of a group 50 patriots defying British troops when suddenly shots were fired. Crispus was the first person shot and killed with two bullets in the chest in the historic event that became known as The Boston Massacre. -
slave could be recovered
The Fugitive Slave Clause of the U.S. Constitution guaranteed the right of a slaveholder to recover an escaped slave. -
South hampton virginia nat turner
Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed anywhere from 55 to 65 people, the highest number of fatalities caused by any slave uprising in the American South. -
The Amistad
A ship embarking from Havana on a journey to bring valuables and slaves to trade, killing the captain, cook, and three of the crew members. Two white passengers, Pedro Montes and Jose Rues, were kept alive in order to navigate the ship. The Africans that lead the revolt originally planned to steer the ship to Africa, but Montes and Rues directed the ship toward the U.S. at night, hoping to run into another vessel or a port to escape their predicament. -
Fugitive slave Act 1850
It required that all escaped slaves were, upon capture, to be returned to their masters and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate in this law. Abolitionists nicknamed it the "Bloodhound Law" for the dogs that were used to track down runaway slaves. -
scott vs sanford
The Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. -
Raid(John Brown)
was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown's raid, accompanied by 20 men in his party, was defeated by a detachment of U.S. Marines led by Col. Robert E. Lee. -
South carolina secedes from the union
South Carolina, which did not cast a single vote for lincoln. It knew that the election meant the formation of a new nation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is arguably one of the top ten most important documents in the history of the United States; however, it is also one of the most misunderstood.All black slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the Union. -
president Lincoln assassinated
actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln slumped forward in his seat, Booth leapt onto the stage and escaped through the back door. A doctor in the audience rushed over to examine the paralyzed president. Lincoln was then carried across the street to Petersen's Boarding House, where he died early the next morning. -
End of the civil war
Four long years later, the Confederacy was defeated at the total cost of 620,000 Union and Confederate dead. -
Slavery ended (13th Amendment)
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending the institution of slavery -
Citizen if born in the US (14th Amendment)
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. -
The Right to vote (15 Amendment)
The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits states from denying voting rights to citizens based on race, color or previous condition of servitude. -
seperat but equal (plessy v ferguson)
The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, which indicated that the federal government would officially tolerate the "separate but equal" doctrine, was eventually used to justify segregating all public facilities, including railroad cars, restaurants, hospitals, and schools. However, "colored" facilities were never equal to their white counterparts in actuality, and African Americans suffered through decades of debilitating discrimination in the South and elsewhere because of the ruling. -
Riot at the phoenix election
A riot by white South Carolinians in the name of Redemption in Greenwood, South Carolina. Over a dozen prominent black leaders were murdered and hundreds were injured by the white mob. ... -
Wilmington race riot
About 500 white men had assembled at the armory, and Waddell lead them to the Daily Record office several blocks away. The crowd following Waddell grew to about 2,000 people as they moved across town. During what is now called the Wilmington Race Riot, a mob set Alex Manly’s newspaper office on fire, and tensions between African Americans and whites exploded.The whites demanded that Manly and his newspaper cease to publish and that Manly be banned from the community. -
Rosewood in central florida (massacre)
On the morning of January 1, 1923, Fannie Coleman Taylor, a white woman and homemaker of Sumner Florida, claimed a black man assaulted her. Although she was not seriously injured and was able to describe what happened, she allegedly remained unconscious for several hours due to the shock of the incident. No one disputed her account and no questions were asked. It was assumed she was reporting the incident accurately. -
The boys from scottsboro
Nine black teenage boys are 'hoboing' on the Southern Railway line between Chattanooga and Memphis. A fight breaks out on the train between the teenagers and a group of white men and women resulting in the whites being thrown off the train. The boys are arrested on charges of assault. After accusations from two of the white women involved in the fight, Ruby Bates and Victoria Price, the charges were changed to rape. -
McLaurin V. Oklahoma
George W. McLaurin was denied admission to the University of Oklahoma’s Doctorate in Education program, solely because of his race. A state statute declared it a misdemeanor to operate a school in which both whites and African American students were taught. McLaurin filed suit, and a three-judge panel in federal court struck down the law, ordering the University to admit McLaurin. -
Decision Day Brown Vs Board
Brown v. Board of Education (1954), now acknowledged as one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century, unanimously held that the racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
First Day of school (Little Rock 9)
The first day of school at Central High, a white mob gathered in front of the school, and Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the black students from entering.In response to Faubus’ action, a team of NAACP lawyers, including Thurgood Marshall, won a federal district court injunction to prevent the governor from blocking the students’ entry. -
First day of school for Ruby Bridges
On the morning of the first day of school, Ruby and her mother were escorted by four federal marshals because the local and other federal officials were not willing to protect her. She walked past crowds of people screaming vicious and derogatory things at her. However, this did not frighten her: what did frighten her was a woman holding a black baby doll in a coffin. -
James Meredith first day at Ole Miss
It took some 30,000 U.S. troops, federal marshals and national guardsmen to get James Meredith to class after a violent campus uprising. Two people were killed and more than 300 injured. -
March for jobs and freedom
More than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation’s capital. The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to start a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress.During the event MLK delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech. -
Bombing of brimingham church
On September 15,1963 before sunday morning service a bomb exploded at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama–a church with a predominantly black congregation that served as a meeting place for civil rights leaders.4 girls were killed and many were injuried. -
Sweat vs painter
Sweatt presented his college transcript to Painter and asked for admission to the law school. Painter said that the school could not officially accept the transcript for consideration, but that he would seek counsel from the state's attorney general. -
Malcom X assassnation
Malcom X was shot and killed assassins were identified as black muslims as he was about to adress the organization of Afro-American unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. He was 39. -
We march with Selma
Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, after a 5-day, 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama for voting rights. -
No discrimination against voting
The Voting Rights Act is a historic civil rights law that is meant to ensure that the right to vote is not denied on account of race or color. -
watts riot
The Watts riot was the worst urban riot in 20 years and foreshadowed the many rebellions to occur in ensuing years in Detroit, Newark, and other American cities.when Marquette Frye, a young African American motorist, was pulled over and arrested by Lee W. Minikus, a white California Highway Patrolman, for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. As a crowd on onlookers gathered at the scene of Frye's arrest, strained tensions between police officers and the crowd erupted in a violent exchange. -
Massacre of Orangeburg
An act of racism in a small Southern town led to a peaceful protest by frustrated black college students who were denied use of the community’s only bowling alley. Nine white highway patrolmen opened gunfire onto a college campus—killing three black students and wounding 27 others. All the students were unarmed. -
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Assissinated
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a sniper's bullet. King had been standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when, without warning, he was shot. -
Angela Davis arrest
Angela Davis had been on the run for over two months, crossing the country from Los Angeles to New York. Her face was on the cover of Life magazine and it was on television.She is wanted for the crimes of murder, kidnapping and conspiracy.Her gun had been used to kill a judge. -
Discovery of LUCY
Lucy was found by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray on the November 24, 1974, at the site of Hadar in Ethiopia. No one remembers when or by whom, the skeleton was given the name “Lucy.” over the discovery of what looked like a fairly complete hominid skeleton. There was drinking, dancing, and singing; the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” was playing over and over. -
ROOTS the book
After twelve years of research, Alex published Roots, a novel based loosely on his family's history. Roots was eventually published in thirty-seven languages. It won the 1977 National Book Award as well as a Pulitzer Prize, and went on to become a landmark television miniseries in 1977. The book and film both reached unparalleled success. The series set records for the number of viewers, and the Sunday night finale achieved the highest ranking for a single television production. -
The beating of Rodney King
Rodney King is beaten by LAPD officers after a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. KIng had fractured cheekbone, 11 broken bones at the base of his skull, and a broken leg. He was held for three days at the Los Angeles County Jail before being released; prosecutors later announce that no charges will be filed against him -
first black president
He was elected the 44th President of the United States. First black president. -
Murder of the 14 year old Emmett Till
While visiting family in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is murdered for flirting with a white woman four days earlier.--The white woman's husband and her brother--made Emmett carry a 75-pound cotton gin fan to the bank of the Tallahatchie River and ordered him to take off his clothes. The two men then beat him nearly to death, gouged out his eye, shot him in the head, and then threw his body, tied to the fan with babered wired in the river -
congressional hearings end for tuskegee study
In 1997, in a White House ceremony, President bill clinton apologized for the federal government's role in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. He spoke of the mistrust and racial animus that resulted from the study to a group of survivors of the study and their families. He added: "We can look you in the eye and finally say on behalf of the American people, what the United States government did was shameful, and I am sorry.
