History of Black rights
Jim Crow Laws
-segregation of Blacks and Whites
Black lynching
Between 1924 and 192: 135 Blacks lynched in Louisianna only
Blacks fought for US in the WW2
Blacks fought for the US: segregation in the army
President Truman tried to stop lynching
After the war President Truman tried to abolish lynching but was rejected by congress
Martin Luther King was rewarded with Nobel Peace Prize
assassination of Martin Luther King
Declaration of Independence was issued
The declaration of Independence was issued which declared that all men are equal. Even though that was declared slavery wasn't abolished as slaves where thought to be equal to 1 third of a man.
race riot in New York
race riot in Los Angeles
Malcom X was shot
Civil Rights Act
Civil war
The civil war started between the confederates and the Union. The Union tried to abolish slavery in this war whilst the confederates tried to keep slavery.
Voting Rights Act
Fair Housing Act
Barack Obama became President
Black lives matter was founded
Slaves fled to the Britain army
In hopes of beeing freed the slaves fled to join the british army
Westward movement
Thousends of blacks went west in hopes of a better wuality of life
Abraham Lincoln was elected
Abraham Lincoln was elected and tried to abolish slavery