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1460
Start of transatlantic slave trade
Portugiese began exploring and trading along the west African coast -
Founding of „trading“ companies
Mayor trading companies are found -
Arriving
First Africans arrived in British North America -
Peak
Peak of transatlantic slave trade, the Britains alone deported over 3.5 million Africans to the US -
The End
Official end of transatlantic slave trade; slavery continues -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
”Separate but Equal doctrine”
Legalization of Racial Segregation
- entrenched racial segregation -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Overturning “Separate but Equal” Doctrine
- unconstitutional
Catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement
Legal Foundation for Desegregation -
Brown v. Board of Education
The U.S Supreme Court declares racial segregation of the civil rights movement -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat which Sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott -
Freedom Riders
freedom riders were civil rights activists who rode buses through the southern untied states to challenge segregation in public transportation -
John Lewis
one of the original Freedom riders who was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi -
The March on Washington
I have a Dream speech -
Bombing of the 16 th Street Babtist Church
killing Four African American girls -
civil rights
contribute to the civil rights act -
Civil Rights Act is signed into law
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Bloody Sunday
Peaceful protests attacked by police -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed
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Martin Luther King Jr. Is assassinated
That triggered nationwide grief and riots -
Beginning of the BLM Movement
George Zimmermann killed Trayvon Martin
- Gained significant momentum in the 2020s following high profile cases of police violence and racial injustice -
Key Case
Most famous case was the killing of George Floyd
- his dead captured on video, sparked worldwide protests against police brutality and racism