INFOGRAPHIC: Black History Throughout America
100-PO041 (R 03/2019)
(Alexandra Barton , DOC Communications)
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Black History throughout America
While there are numerous moments in American black history that greatly impact our society, here are a few that have had a lasting influence.
1813 Nat Turner’s Revolt
Considered the only affective slave rebellion in U.S. history
1863 Civil War and Emancipation
President Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring all slaves “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”
1865 The 13th Amendment
Slavery was officially abolished constitutionally
1954 Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment
1964 Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon Johnson pushed the legislation through Congress after JFK’s death
1978 Affirmative Action
Policies and initiatives aimed at compensating for past discrimination
Now
1995 Million Man March
2008 Barack Obama Elected President
2013 Black Lives Matter