1. Black History Month (BHM) By: Kennedy Moore

2. Barack Obama He attended Occidental College until he was transferred to Columbia University. Later graduating from Harvard Law. He attended Occidental College until he was transferred to Columbia University. Later graduating from Harvard Law. Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize and is donating his prize money to a charity which has not been found out yet. Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize and is donating his prize money to a charity which has not been found out yet.

3. Martin Luther King Jr. He graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in Sociology. Later he attended Boston University and earned a PhD in Systematic Theology in June of 1955. He led a march on Washington to help African- American People be free.

4. Emancipation Proclamation It is a historical document that freed all south slaves. It is a historical document that freed all south slaves. It happened on January1, 1865. It happened on January1, 1865.

5. The 13 th -15 th Amendments to the Constitution 13 th Amendment- It says that slavery is abolished. It happened on December6, 1865. 13 th Amendment- It says that slavery is abolished. It happened on December6, 1865. 14 th Amendment- It says that slaves are now citizens. It happened on July9, 1968. 14 th Amendment- It says that slaves are now citizens. It happened on July9, 1968. 15 th Amendment- It says that every ethnicity has the right to vote. It happened on February3, 1870. 15 th Amendment- It says that every ethnicity has the right to vote. It happened on February3, 1870.

6. Jim Crow Laws The laws said blacks and whites should be separated. The laws said blacks and whites should be separated. The effect would be that African- Americans had less rights that whites. The effect would be that African- Americans had less rights that whites. It happened between the years of 1876-1965. It happened between the years of 1876-1965.

7. Formation of NAACP It stands for “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”. It stands for “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”. This organization formed to ensure political, educational, social, and economic. This organization formed to ensure political, educational, social, and economic. It happened on Feburary12, 1909. It happened on Feburary12, 1909.

8. Brown vs. Board of Education Court Decision This decision acquainted high school and college students with the legal history of segregation. This decision means that they could go places that were once only for whites. It happened in 1954.

9. Little Rock Nine Some of the people are Thelma, Minnijean, Elizabeth, and Gloria. Some of the people are Thelma, Minnijean, Elizabeth, and Gloria. There were riots. There were riots. It’s important because caused desegration of the schools. It’s important because caused desegration of the schools. It happened on May17, 1954. It happened on May17, 1954.

10. Civil Rights Act of 1964 It told people to treat African- American people equal and allow them to go to school with whites. Harry S. Truman tried to get this law passed, but died before seeing it happen. It happened in 1964.

11. Rosa Parks Bus Incident She refused to give her seat to a white man. She refused to give her seat to a white man. This incident caused desegration for city buses. This incident caused desegration for city buses. It happened on December1, 1955. It happened on December1, 1955.

12. Jesse Owens