Event Date Description Civil War 1861-1865 The election of anti-slavery president Abraham Lincoln caused southern states to separate from the Union and form the Confederate States of America. Reconstruction 1866-1877...
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Freedom Rides
In March 1961 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) decided to test the Boynton v. Virginia...
Selma to Montgomery March
Voting rights After the passage of the , civil rights leaders decided to concentrate their efforts...
Birmingham Campaign
In the 1960s Birmingham, Alabama was the largest industrial city in the South and according to the...
The March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963 in front of the Lincoln...