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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.

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