American Timeline
Discover key milestones in African American history since the 1800s, highlighting the triumphs, challenges, and contributions that have shaped the nation's story.
Civil War & Reconstruction
1861 - 1877
Abraham Lincoln. Emancipation Proclamation. Confederacy. Black Codes. Civil Rights. Black Soldiers. Union Army. Sharecropping.
The Great Migration & The Harlem Renaissance
1910s-1930s
Culture. Jazz. New Negro Movement. NAACP. Black Belt. Chicago. Detroit. Philadelphia. Negrophilia. The Talented Tenth. The Negro Motorist Green Book. The Cotton club.
The Civil Rights Movement
1950s-1970s
Black Power. Black Panthers. Boycott. Brown v Board of Ed. Civil Rights Act. March on Washington. Affirmative Action. Boycotts. Sit-Ins. Voting.
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