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Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln, on January 1st, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't free all of the slaves because the South part of the United States broke away from the North- so they didn't need to obey Lincoln. <ahref='http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/' >emancipation proclamation</a> -
Abraham Lincoln's Assasination
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated at a play called "Our American Cousin". After being shot in the back of the head, Lincoln was carried across the street to the Petersen House and died the next day. -
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Abolished Slavery (slavery ended)
Many states disagreed with this act because they believed that freeing the blacks would cause other problems. -
Ku Klux Klan
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The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a racist, prejust movement that achieves goals of racial segregation with extreme violence. More than 40 Klan groups exist, and at first, the KKK targetted African-Americans and on the white people who stood up for the them. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment was mostly about citizenship. It states how all persons born (people) are granted citizenship. It was made to preserve the Civil Rights of all Americans. -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment allowed everyone to vote, regardless "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". Amendments were also passed to abolish slavery, provide citizenship, and equal protection. -
Jim Crow Laws
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Jim Crow Laws is used to refer to racial segregation. It was created 1876-1965. Jim Crow was a caricature that dressed shabbily and in rural black. -
"Separate but Equal"
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In Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court held that Jim Crow type laws were constitutional as long as they allowed "separate but equal" facilities. Although all citizens were guaranteed equal protection under the law, the blacks and the whites were separated. Schools, bus stop waiting rooms, health care, parks, restaurants, and other facilities were different for the blacks. That's why there is an air quote around 'Separate but Equal' because Separate is NOT equal. -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed as a result of the lynching of the two blacks in Springfield, III. Members of the NAACP were strongly against lynching and were trying to abolish it altogether. After years of success and hard work, lynching disappeared in 1950. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic slump that began because of a stock market crash on October 29, 1929. It was a time where life was hard and everyone was trying to find a job. The Great Depression was like a cycle; when people didn't have money to buy anything, factories stopped producing items and the people who worked at factories lost their jobs, and the people who lost their jobs didn't have money to buy items. -
Scottsboro Trials
The scottsboro trials is when nine black men were acuused of rape (falsely) Although they were innocent, the white jury claimed them as guilty, varying penalties from long periods in prision to death. -
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
The Montgomery Bus Boycotts began after the arrest of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who refused to give up her seat in a bus for a white man. A flyer was made soon after, reporting how another woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat- and encouraged black people not to take the bus anymore. -
Greensboro sit-ins 1960
The Greensboro sit-ins were a bunch of nonviolent protests because the restaurants refused to serve African-American customers. The customers - four university freshmen-sat in the store until it closed, and brought their school mates with them and returned to the restaurant. Each day, more and more African-American students came along, and eventually, stores that were boycotted dropped by a third. . -
To Kill A Mockingbird Publish Date
On July 11, 1960, Harper Lee published her book, To Kill A Mockingbird. This was Harper Lee's first book, but became very popular and very successful. To Kill A Mockingbird deals with severe issues of rape and inequalities. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech.
Have a Dream" Is a public speech written and delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. It began with the Emancipation Proclamation that freed millions of slaves and led onto several other topics. He spoke about how black people and white people are no different and they should be able to "hold hands" or work together. Martin also speaks about justice, and freedom. How the whites wrote on the Declaration of Independence that every man should have the right to persue happiness. He Has a Dream. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act is a legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination against racial, ethnic, national, women, and religious minorities.
