My Greatest Moments In Black History to Date!
From Slavery, to Lynching, to Discrimination & Segregation... Only through HOPE were We Allowed to Dream of the "AMERICAN DREAM" and Only In America Would/Could that be made Possible!
"THE END OF SLAVERY" - The war ended in April 1865 and following that surrender, the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced throughout remaining regions of the South that had not yet freed the slaves. Slavery continued for a couple of months in some locations.[citation needed] Federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, to enforce the emancipation, and that day is now celebrated as Juneteenth in several states.
The thirteenth amendment, abolishing slavery, was passed by the Senate in April 1864, and by the House of Representatives in January 1865.[108] The amendment did not take effect until it was ratified by three fourths of the states, which occurred on December 6, 1865, when Georgia ratified it. On that date, all remaining slaves became officially free.
Legally, the last 40,000 or so slaves were freed in Kentucky by the final ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in December 1865. Slaves still held in Tennessee, Kansas, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Washington, D.C., and twelve parishes of Louisiana also became legally free on this date.
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States#The_end_of_slavery
"CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT" - The movement was characterized by major campaigns of civil resistance. Between 1955 and 1968, acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience produced crisis situations between activists and government authorities. Federal, state, and local governments, businesses, and communities often had to respond immediately to these situations that highlighted the inequities faced by African Americans. Forms of protest and/or civil disobedience included boycotts such as the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–56) in Alabama; "sit-ins" such as the influential Greensboro sit-ins (1960) in North Carolina; marches, such as the Selma to Montgomery marches (1965) in Alabama; and a wide range of other nonviolent activities.
Noted legislative achievements during this phase of the Civil Rights Movement were passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that banned discrimination based on "race, color, religion, or national origin" in employment practices and public accommodations; the Voting Rights Act of 1965, that restored and protected voting rights; the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, that dramatically opened entry to the U.S. to immigrants other than traditional European groups; and the Fair Housing Act of 1968, that banned discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. African Americans re-entered politics in the South, and across the country young people were inspired to take action.
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955-1968)
"FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" - Just 40 years after the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination and battle against Racism & Segregation, In 2008 Barack Obama became President! Whether You area Democrat or Republican, Black or White, Like him or Not... This was a GRrrreat Moment in History and a Day that I thought I would Not see in My Lifetime... I wish My Dad was still alive, He Marched on Washington and I know I would have accompanied him Hand in Hand to Mr Obama's Inauguration!!
Barack Hussein Obama II (Listeni/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, running unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 2000.
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
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From Slavery, to Lynching, to Discrimination & Segregation... Only through HOPE were We Allowed to Dream of the "AMERICAN DREAM" and Only In America Would/Could that be made Possible!
"THE END OF SLAVERY" - The war ended in April 1865 and following that surrender, the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced throughout remaining regions of the South that had not yet freed the slaves. Slavery continued for a couple of months in some locations.[citation needed] Federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, to enforce the emancipation, and that day is now celebrated as Juneteenth in several states.
The thirteenth amendment, abolishing slavery, was passed by the Senate in April 1864, and by the House of Representatives in January 1865.[108] The amendment did not take effect until it was ratified by three fourths of the states, which occurred on December 6, 1865, when Georgia ratified it. On that date, all remaining slaves became officially free.
Legally, the last 40,000 or so slaves were freed in Kentucky by the final ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in December 1865. Slaves still held in Tennessee, Kansas, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Washington, D.C., and twelve parishes of Louisiana also became legally free on this date.
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States#The_end_of_slavery
"CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT" - The movement was characterized by major campaigns of civil resistance. Between 1955 and 1968, acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience produced crisis situations between activists and government authorities. Federal, state, and local governments, businesses, and communities often had to respond immediately to these situations that highlighted the inequities faced by African Americans. Forms of protest and/or civil disobedience included boycotts such as the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–56) in Alabama; "sit-ins" such as the influential Greensboro sit-ins (1960) in North Carolina; marches, such as the Selma to Montgomery marches (1965) in Alabama; and a wide range of other nonviolent activities.
Noted legislative achievements during this phase of the Civil Rights Movement were passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that banned discrimination based on "race, color, religion, or national origin" in employment practices and public accommodations; the Voting Rights Act of 1965, that restored and protected voting rights; the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, that dramatically opened entry to the U.S. to immigrants other than traditional European groups; and the Fair Housing Act of 1968, that banned discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. African Americans re-entered politics in the South, and across the country young people were inspired to take action.
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955-1968)
"FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" - Just 40 years after the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination and battle against Racism & Segregation, In 2008 Barack Obama became President! Whether You area Democrat or Republican, Black or White, Like him or Not... This was a GRrrreat Moment in History and a Day that I thought I would Not see in My Lifetime... I wish My Dad was still alive, He Marched on Washington and I know I would have accompanied him Hand in Hand to Mr Obama's Inauguration!!
Barack Hussein Obama II (Listeni/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, running unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 2000.
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
Just because February is Coming to a Close, the Stories of Our History Must Continue to be told Year Round! Please join Us @: www.facebook.com/BACK2BLACKHISTORY
#BlackHIstoryMonth #IChooseHope #hopeseries #spreadinghope
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