Timelines of Historical Events
Review the chronology of major events in African-American history. When did Europeans introduce slavery to North America? On what day did Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation? Find the answers here.
Black History Timeline
A timeline of important events in African-American history, from Biography.com.
The Civil Rights Movement - 1951 to 1959
The major events of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s.
Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1964
A timeline of major events in the Civil Rights Movement between 1960 and 1964.
Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement, 1965-1969
A timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in the late 1960s.
Civil War Timeline
"Harper's Weekly" offers a timeline of events during the Civil War.
Timeline of African-American History
National Public Radio presents a timeline of important events in African-American history.
A Timeline of Slavery
From PBS.org, a comprehensive timeline of slavery in the United States between 1619 and 1881.
