The History of Your History

The Very First

Jan 1, 1619

Origins of Slavery in VAThe first African slaves are brought to Virginia (Month and Day unknown)

Harriet Tubman

Jan 1, 1822

Harriet Tubman was born (Month and day unknown)

Citizens...or 'Nah'?

Jan 1, 1857

Dred Scott Supreme Court decision - slaves do not have the right to bring a case to court and cannot be citizens (Month and day unknown)

Birth of the Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

Abraham Bio Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the US; Civil War starts

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Emancipation ProclamationLincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation

14th Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

13-15 Amendments 14th amendment to Constitution grants citizenship to former slaves

MLK

Jan 15, 1929

MLK Martin Luther King, Jr. born on January 15, in Atlanta, Georgia

Success as a Black Man

Apr 15, 1947

Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson is the first black man to play major league baseball

Brown v. Board of Ed

May 17, 1954

Brown v. Board Brown v. Board of Education. The Supreme Court orders schools to desegregate

Rosa Parks

Dec 1, 1955

R. Parks Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat up on a bus in Alabama

I Have a Dream

Aug 28, 1963

I Have a Dream Dr. King gives "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Civil Rights Act

Jul 2, 1964

The Civil Rights Acts prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or gender; Dr. King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Supreme Court Get an Upgrade

Aug 30, 1967

Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court

MLK's Assassination

Apr 4, 1968

Dr. King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee

Obama!

Jan 19, 2009

Barack ObamaBarack Obama became President of the USA.