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Although most of the founding fathers owned slaves and were horrible human beings because of that, America gained independence from Britain.

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In 1787, The united States created The Constitution after winning The Revolutionary War.

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April 12th, 1861 - Start of The Civil War

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April 12th, 1861 - Start of The Civil War

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On April 12th of 1861, the start of the Civil War started in Fort Sumter in South Carolina where the Northern Union faced the Southern Confederacy firing on them.

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January 1st, 1863 - Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

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January 1st, 1863 - Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

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Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st of 1863 which declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforth shall be free."

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April 15th, 1865 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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April 15th, 1865 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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On April 15th of 1865, just under a month before the end of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre.

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On May 9th of 1865, the Union won the American Civil War.

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June 8th, 1866 - Passing of the 14th Amendment

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June 8th, 1866 - Passing of the 14th Amendment

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The 14th Amendment was passed on June 8th of 1866 and granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States."

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February 26th, 1869 - Passing of the 15th Amendment

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February 26th, 1869 - Passing of the 15th Amendment

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The 15th Amendment, which was passed on February 26th of 1869, allowed every citizen of The Unites States to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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On May 18th of 1896, the US Supreme Court's "separate but equal" decision in the Plessy vs Ferguson case that upheld state-imposed Jim Crow Laws. Legal basis for racial segregation within the United States.

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September 1st, 1939 - September 2nd, 1945 - World War 2

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May 17th, 1954 - Brown vs Board of Education

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May 17th, 1954 - Brown vs Board of Education

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On the 17th of May in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment.

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In the December of 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and was arrested. Boycotts broke out on the bus company led by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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August 28th, 1963 - I Have a Dream Speech

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August 28th, 1963 - I Have a Dream Speech

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On August 28th of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Abraham Lincoln memorial in the march on Washington for jobs and freedom

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Most far-reaching act of legislation supporting racial equality in American history passed.

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Addressed racial discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing units.

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April 4th, 1968 - Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 

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April 4th, 1968 - Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 

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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th of 1968.

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January 20th, 2008 - Barack Obama Becomes the 44th U.S. President

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January 20th, 2008 - Barack Obama Becomes the 44th U.S. President

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The first black president of the United States, Barack Obama, was inaugurated on January 20th of 2008.

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The Black Lives Matter Movement was created in July of 2013.