African-American History Timeline Quiz/Printout Timeline Quiz Answers 1527-1539Estevanicoexplores the Southwestern US 1619The first African slaves are brought toVirginia 1808The US bans the import of slaves 1820Harriet Tubmanborn 1857Dred ScottSupreme Court decision - slaves do not have the right to ...
A timeline of African American history, told through quiltsVictoria StapleyBrown
1700s: Calling black hair “wool,” many whites dehumanize slaves. The more elaborate African hairstyles cannot be retained. Family on Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina, circa 1862. Photo Source: http://en.wikipedia.org 1800s: Without the combs and herbal treatments used in Africa...
“Asian American Studies” from University of Pennsylvania “Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)” from Harvard University “The Anti-Chinese Hysteria of 1885-1886” from Harperweek “Filipino laborers arrive” from HawaiiHistory.org “The Passage from India” from Immigration Policy Center ...
In this lesson, we are going to explore Africa's timeline and review key moments in the continent's history. We will take a look at Africa from the...
Femi Lewis is a writer and educator who specializes in African American history topics, including enslavement, activism, and the Harlem Renaissance. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on August 16, 2020Historian Frances Latimer argues that enslavement "happened one law at a time, one perso...
Black History Month African American History Timeline Affirmative Action Timeline [ Complete Timeline… ] March 6, 1961 Executive Order 10925 makes the first mention of "affirmative action"… July 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act signed by President Lyndon Johnson… June 4, 1965 Johnson speech defining ...
seeNative American literature. Though the contributions ofAfrican Americansto American literature are discussed in this article,seeAfrican American literaturefor in-depth treatment. For information about literary traditions related to, and at times overlapping with, American literature in English,seeEnglish ...
Sidney Poitier becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.Stanley Kubrick’s nightmare comedy, Dr.Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.1965The first space walk, on the Gemini 4 mission.The New York City blackout.The United States ...
The African Queen (1951) An American in Paris(1951) A Streetcar Named Desire(1951) Strangers on a Train (1951) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) A Christmas Carol (1951) Ace in the Hole (1951) Singin’ in the Rain(1952)