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This is a timeline of African-American history, the part of history that deals with African Americans. Europeans arrived in what would become the present day United States of America on August 9, 1526.
- Timeline of African-American firsts
First African-American woman elected to a U.S. judgeship,...
- Timeline of African-American firsts
African-American history started with the arrival of Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. Formerly enslaved Spaniards who had been freed by Francis Drake arrived aboard the Golden Hind at New Albion in California in 1579. [1]
14 paź 2009 · African American history began with slavery, as white European settlers first brought Africans to the continent to serve as enslaved workers.
First African-American woman elected to a U.S. judgeship, and first appointed to a state supreme court: Juanita Kidd Stout. First African-American candidate for President of the United States to obtain ballot access in all 50 states: Lenora Fulani. First African-American NFL referee: Johnny Grier.
1816. The first separate black denomination of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) is founded by Richard Allen, who is elected its first bishop. The American Colonization Society is begun by Robert Finley, to send free African Americans to what is to become Liberia in West Africa.
Black History Milestones: Timeline. Black history in the United States is a rich and varied chronicle of slavery and liberty, oppression and progress, segregation and achievement.
4 gru 2017 · The civil rights movement was an organized effort by black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. It began in the late 1940s and ended in the late 1960s.
