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They are the first African Americans who were brought to America.
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The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the US.
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The 14th amendment extended liberties and rights of former slaves.
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Dawson Pompey became the first African American official.
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The 15th amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
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Tennessee passes the first of the "Jim Crow" segregation laws, segregating state railroads. Other Southern states pass similar laws over the next 15 years.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, established in 1909. Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination".
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The 19th amendment gave African American women the right to vote.
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Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in MLB.
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The Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
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The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.
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The Senate gave final congressional approval to a Civil Rights Act after South Carolina Sen.
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The speech exposed the American public to the injustice of racial inequality and persuaded them to stop discriminating on the basis of race.
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This act prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal.
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Barack Obama became the first African American president.
