Timeline of Events in Black History
1619:
1868:
1793:
- What Happened? The Fourteenth Amendment to the constitution was ratified.
- When and where? July 9, 1868, in the White House.
- Why Is it significant? Its what freed slaves.
- What Happened? Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin greatly increases the demand for slave labor.
- When? 1793
- Why is it significant? The cotton gin was invented.
1808:
1965:
- What Happened? Malcolm X nationalist and founder of the Organization of Afro American Unity, is assassinated.
- When and Where? Feb. 21,1965, in New York
- Why is it significant? Its significant because Malcolm X, one of the American leaders died.
1865:
1968:
1963:
- What Happened? Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
- When And Where? April 4th, 1968,in Memphis, Tenn.
- Why is it significant? Because he helped provide for black and white pe to join together.
- What Happened? Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested during anti segregation protest in Birmingham Ala.
- When and Where? April 16, 1963, in Birmingham Ala.
- Why is it significant? Its significant because he was arrested during a anti segregation protest.
1787:
1964:
- What Happened? The First American slaves arrived in Virginia.
- When and Where? 1619, in Virginia.
- Why Is It Important? Its When slavery started.
- What Happened? President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act.
- When and Where? July 2, 1964,in the White House.
- Why is it significant? Because it ended unequal application of voter registration requirement in schools.
- What Happened? Congress bans the importation of slaves from Africa.
- When and Where? Jan 1 1808, in Africa.
- Why is it significant? Its when they stopped taking slaves from Africa.
- What Happened? Slavery is made illegal in the Northwest Territory the U.S Constitution states that Congress may not ban the slave trade until 1808.
- When? in 1787
- Why is it significant? Its when slavery was done in the Northwest territory.
- What Happened? Congress establishes the Freedmen's Bureau to protect the rights of newly emancipated blacks.
- When? March 3. 1865
- Why is it significant? Its when Congress helped slavery become free and independent.
By:Na'Kayla,Lanina,Louie,and Tiana.