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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln became president in 1860, November 6th. He was the 16th president of the United States and was born on February 12th, 1809. He was assassinated on April the 15th in the year of 1865. His election basically started the civil war because of his anti-slavery beliefs. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 on January the 1st. The Emancipation Proclamation basically says that all slaves that are being held in rebelious states shall be set free. It also allowed African American's into the Union Army and Navy. -
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The 13th Amendment
The 13th amendment was to abolish slavery in the U.S. President Lincoln stated “all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thence forward, and forever free.” -
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan was formed in 1866 Pulaski Tenessee. It was founded by Confederate Civil War veterans Captain John C. Lester, Major James R. Crowe, John D. Kennedy, Calvin Jones, Richard R. Reed, and Frank O. McCord. During that time it was a white extremist group that despised African American's and people who stood up for them. The KKK wore masks and pointed hats draped in white. The KKK killed many people by lynching them (hanging them without trials). -
The 14th Amendment
This amendment allowed anyone that was born in the U.S, citizenship. It forbids states from denying any person life, freedom, or property without due prcoess of the laws. In other words, this change in the constitution allowed people that were born and raised in the U.S their own rights. This majorly affected the black and white segregation because before this amendment, the African American's usually lived in extremely bad circumstances. Now they're allowed to choose how and where they live. -
The 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment occured in 1870, February the 3rd. This amendment allowed African American's to vote for the very first time. It specificly stated "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
Jim Crow Laws
The Jim Crow laws were horrible laws that enforced segregation between whites and colored people. The name originated from a minstrel show known as "Jump Jim Crow". In his performance, his character was an unclean, poor-looking African American. One of the biggest Jim Crow Laws stated the segregation between white and colored people in school and in public transportation. The Jim Crow Laws lasted from 1877 to 1954. (I couldn't find the exact date when it started) -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Plessy v. Ferguson, the supreme court case, happened in 1896 on May the 18th. Plessy was brought in because he was an Creole (A person of mixed European and black descent) that sat in the "white" cart of a train. This case was the first inquiry to the 14th amendement. The case declared segragation in public schools unconstitutional. This authoritative decision was applied to other public facilities. -
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, born on 1929 January the 15th, was the leader of the African American Civil Rights movement. His original name was Michael Luther King, but his father changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. When Martin Luther King was 35 years old, was the youngest man to recieve a Nobel Peace Prize. He used his prize money, $54,123 to facilitate the civil rights movement. -
The Great Depression
On 1929 October the 29th, The stock market crashed, which triggered the great depression. During this time period, people all across the U.S. were losing their jobs. Even wealthy people were affected by the Depression. Something else that happened were bread lines, which was a place where government workers handed out food to whoever need it. Young men who couldn't find jobs lived as hoboes which rode aroun on trains and camped at night. Since this time period was so "depressing", -
Scottsboro Trials
The Scottosboro Trials were about 9 African American's that were falsely accused of raping 2 white women. The cases were held in Alabama with an All-White jury. All of the African American's spent long time periods in jail and eventually led to death sentences. The Scottsboro Trials were an inspiration for Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird book. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to join the Major Baseball League. His first game was on April 15th in 1947. Not only was he the first African American to play baseball, he was awarded the first-ever rookie of the year award. At the start of his career, crowds shouted racist remarks at him but he didn't mind. Over the course of his career, he became one of the greatest baseball players of his time. -
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird book was published in 1962. This was a book based on what life would be like in a small county in alabama during the 1930s. And during the 1930s, there were a lot of things going on in the U.S. The setting in this book, Maycomb County, was a lot like Monroe County (which was where Harper Lee grew up in). So far, this is Harper Lee's first and only book she's ever written. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was officially passed on June the 19th with 73 votes to 29. This stopped discrimination based on race, color, religon, sex, or national origin. It also ended racial segregation at schools, the work place, and other facilities.
