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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.

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