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By: Kennedy MooreBy: Kennedy Moore

Barack Obama

He attended He attended Occidental College Occidental College until he was until he was transferred to transferred to Columbia University. Columbia University. Later graduating from Later graduating from Harvard Law.Harvard Law.

Barack Obama has Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace won the Nobel Peace Prize and is donating Prize and is donating his prize money to a his prize money to a charity which has not charity which has not been found out yet.been found out yet.

Martin Luther King Jr. He was known for He was known for

racial, equality, and racial, equality, and civil rights in USA.civil rights in USA.

His assassination His assassination occurred in occurred in Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.Tennessee.

Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Day, August 28 is Day, August 28 is Dream Day.Dream Day.

It happened on It happened on April4, 1968.April4, 1968.

Emancipation Proclamation

It is a historical document that It is a historical document that freed all south slaves.freed all south slaves.

It happened on January1, 1865.It happened on January1, 1865.

The 13th-15th Amendments to the Constitution

1313thth Amendment- Amendment- It says that It says that slavery is abolished. It happened slavery is abolished. It happened on December6, 1865.on December6, 1865.

1414thth Amendment- Amendment- It says that It says that slaves are now citizens. It slaves are now citizens. It happened on July9, 1968.happened on July9, 1968.

1515thth Amendment- Amendment- It says that every It says that every ethnicity has the right to vote. It ethnicity has the right to vote. It happened on February3, 1870. happened on February3, 1870.

Jim Crow Laws The laws said The laws said

blacks and whites blacks and whites should be should be separated.separated.

The effect would The effect would be that African- be that African- Americans had less Americans had less rights that whites.rights that whites.

It happened It happened between the years between the years of 1876-1965.of 1876-1965.

Formation of NAACP

It stands for “The National It stands for “The National Association for the Advancement Association for the Advancement of Colored People”.of Colored People”.

This organization formed to ensure This organization formed to ensure political, educational, social, and political, educational, social, and economic.economic.

It happened on Feburary12, 1909.It happened on Feburary12, 1909.

Brown vs. Board of Education Court Decision

This decision This decision acquainted high acquainted high school and college school and college students with the students with the legal history of legal history of segregation.segregation.

This decision means This decision means that they could go that they could go places that were places that were once only for whites.once only for whites.

It happened in 1954.It happened in 1954.

Little Rock Nine

Some of the people Some of the people are Thelma, are Thelma, Minnijean, Elizabeth, Minnijean, Elizabeth, and Gloria.and Gloria.

There were riots.There were riots. It’s important It’s important

because caused because caused desegration of the desegration of the schools.schools.

It happened on It happened on May17, 1954.May17, 1954.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

It told people to treat It told people to treat African- American African- American people equal and people equal and allow them to go to allow them to go to school with whites.school with whites.

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman tried to get this law tried to get this law passed, but died passed, but died before seeing it before seeing it happen.happen.

It happened in 1964.It happened in 1964.

Rosa Parks Bus Incident

She refused to She refused to give her seat to a give her seat to a white man.white man.

This incident This incident caused caused desegration for desegration for city buses.city buses.

It happened on It happened on December1, 1955.December1, 1955.

Jesse Owens He was famous for He was famous for

being the world’s being the world’s greatest track and greatest track and field athletes, and field athletes, and an Olympic gold an Olympic gold medalist.medalist.

This is significant This is significant because he is because he is African- American.African- American.

It happened in It happened in 1936.1936.

Jackie Robinson

He was the first He was the first African- American African- American man to be in the man to be in the MLB.MLB.

This is significant This is significant because he was the because he was the first African- first African- American to be in the American to be in the baseball hall of fame.baseball hall of fame.

This happened on This happened on April18, 1946.April18, 1946.

Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”

Speech The speech was given at the The speech was given at the

Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.D.C.

The main idea was for racial The main idea was for racial equality and an end to equality and an end to discrimination.discrimination.

It happened on August28,1963.It happened on August28,1963.

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