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September 1, 1773: Phillis Wheatley's Work is Published

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September 1, 1773: Phillis Wheatley's Work is Published

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Phillis Wheatley's writings are published in England. They are then used by Britain to condemn American slavery.

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Page 26. In the rebellion, Bacon declared freedom for all servants and blacks. He viewed them all from the same poor class whose main enemy was the rich, and didn't particularly care they were different races. Unfortunately, the governor began to divide the lower class by race to prevent an uprising like this from happening again.

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April 18, 1688: Germantown Petition Against Slavery

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April 18, 1688: Germantown Petition Against Slavery

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Mennonites circulate an antislavery petition denouncing oppression due to skin color by equating it with oppression due to religion.

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August 30, 1800: Prosser's attempted slave rebellion

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August 30, 1800: Prosser's attempted slave rebellion

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The Prossers planned what was supposed to be the largest slave revolt in history-with an expected 50,000 supporters showing up. However, two participants exposed their plans and the Prossers were lynched.

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Page 61. In this revolution, enslaved Haitians against French colonizers and won. This victory was an inspiration to enslaved blacks in America, and would inspire future rebellions in America.

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William Lloyd Garrison published weekly articles of The Liberator for 35 years, starting in 1831. The editorial became notorious among many white folks for its hardline stance on immediate emancipation. Though Garrison believed that equality would have to be gradual (though his views eventually changed). The newspaper impressed the immorality of slavery as an argument against it. It became a center for finding abolitionist information.

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March 20, 1852:  Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was published.

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March 20, 1852:  Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was published.

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Stowe's novel about the life of a slave, Tom, became increasingly popular amongst northerners, abolitionists, and women. All of which used her books as inspiration, and were ready to fight for their rights. Her book "set the stage for a new political force."

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June 1845: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is published

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June 1845: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is published

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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave written by Douglass himself, was one of the first first-hand accounts of the atrocity of slavery. Its antiracist message spread across both America and England in the years after its publication.

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This Amendment gave black men the right to vote. It made it illegal for your vote to be denied on basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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1892-Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All It's Phases by Ida B. Wells-Barnett

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1892-Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All It's Phases by Ida B. Wells-Barnett

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Ida B. Wells was an anti-racist investigative journalist who found that white men were lying about black-on-white rape at an astounding rate, all the while keeping their own assaults hidden. This led to 2/3 of all lynchings to be of innocemt peoples. Ida brought it to light.

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Feb. 12, 1909: Establishment of the NAACP

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Feb. 12, 1909: Establishment of the NAACP

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W. E. B. Du Bois and Oswald Garrison Villard become colleagues and create the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee was a civil rights group that was made to help younger black folks get involved in the Civil Rights Movement. They eventually became a radical branch of the movement and were referred to as the "shock troops of the revolution".

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1962: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

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1962: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

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This collection of essays "encapsulated the black experience with racism." The book is an examination of American racism on every level, and is a text known for teaching anti-racism. It is considered one of the most influential books on the subject. It also has a 4.5/5 on Goodreads! I find it funny that there is a Goodreads rating on one of the most influential pieces of race relations literature.

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August 28, 1963: The March on Washington

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August 28, 1963: The March on Washington

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In Washington, D.C., 250,000 activists and reporters gathered to listen to a selection of speakers, most notably including Martin Luther King, Jr. There, he delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.

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August 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act is Passed

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August 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act is Passed

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The voting rights act actually enforced the 15th amendment, and worked to end Jim Crow laws and other forms of voter suppression. This act became "the most effective piece of antiracist legislation ever passed by the Congress of the United States of America." This was (and is) an important piece of legislation, but is important to remember two things. 1) It was only passed 55 years ago, and 2) it prompted some of the sense in assimilationists and others that the civil rights movement was over, as black folks had a fair vote, while ignoring the decades of power and wealth accumulation that white folks had.

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After his death on February 21, 1965, Malcom's autobiography was published. His sudden death had rocked the Black community, and they refused to let him and his ideas be forgotten. Malcom instilled power, and hope in these peoautobiography became antiracist scripture, and would soon become one of the more important books in American history.

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This rally took place in Greenwood, Mississippi and was a major demonstration for the Civil Rights Movement in the South. Stokely Carmichael gave his famous "Black Power" speech. This would popularize the term black power and helped black people find pride in being unapologetically black.