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| African American History | EnchantedLearning.com |
| 1527-1539 | Estevanico explores the Southwestern US | |
| 1619 | The first African slaves are brought to Virginia | |
| 1808 | The US bans the import of slaves | |
| 1820 | Harriet Tubman born | |
| 1857 | Dred Scott Supreme Court decision - slaves do not have the right to bring a case to court and cannot be citizens | |
| 1861 | Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the US; Civil War starts | |
| 1863 | Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation | |
| 1865 | Civil War ends; Lincoln is assassinated; 13th amendment to Constitution abolishes slavery | |
| 1868 | 14th amendment to Constitution grants citizenship to former slaves | |
| 1870 | 15th amendment to Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote because of race | |
| 1909 | Peary and Henson reach the North Pole | |
| 1929 | Martin Luther King, Jr. born on January 15, in Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 1936 | Jesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at the Olympics in Berlin, Germany | |
| 1947 | Jackie Robinson is the first black man to play major league baseball | |
| 1955 | Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat up on a bus in Alabama; Supreme Court orders schools to desegregate with "deliberate speed" | |
| 1963 | Dr. King gives "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. | |
| 1964 | The Civil Rights Acts prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or gender; Dr. King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize | |
| 1967 | Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court | |
| 1968 | Dr. King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 1969 | The Supreme Court orders schools to desegregrate | |
| 1986 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day is declared a national holiday in the U.S. | |
| Answer the yes or no questions. Color in the correct circle. | YES | NO |
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| 1. Did the Civil War start the same year that Lincoln became President? | | |
| 2. Did the Civil War end in 1865? | | |
| 3. Was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born in 1911? | | |
| 4. Was Jackie Robinson the first black man to play major league baseball? | | |
| 5. Did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a bus in Washington, D.C.? | | |
| 6. Did Dr. King give his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1863? | | |
| 7. Was Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967? | | |
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