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Time Line 1860-2008
- 1865- End of Civil War- The North won the Civil War.
- 1860s-1880s Reconstruction-the 13,14 and 15 Amendment were created. The 13 Amendment is no more slavery, the 14 is no states can change the U.S law,and then the15 Amendment every one can vote.
- 1875-1965- Jim Crow Law- The law that the south created to separate black to white.
- 1896- Plessy VS Ferguson. The Jim Crow law became legal
- 1954-Brown VS Board. a Supreme Court case said"That school should not be separated."
- 1950-1960-Peak of Civil Right Movement. When the racism became highest.
- 1957-17 African American students were selected to attend Central High School.-In 1957 17 African American students were selected to attend Central High School to integrate with White students.
- 1963-Children's March-The children skipped schools to march for freedom, and get arrested but they still march for freedom.
- 1963-Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC.
- 1964-President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act.
- 1968-Martin Luther King Jr were murde, in Memphis, Tenn.
- 2008- President Barack Obama win the selection betwen John McCain. Barack Obama becomes the president of U.S.
I don't know if the Twin Towers bombing belongs in this time line. How does that event connect to civil rights?
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