1863: The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln declared that the U.S. government did not recognize the institution of slavery.
1865: The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution made slavery a crime in the United States.
1870: Black Americans were given the right to vote by the Fifteenth Amendment.
1896: In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court approved of segregation by accepting the concept that facilities for blacks and whites could be "separate but equal."
1954: The Supreme Court overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and pushed for immediate desegregation.
Today: Voters in several states have voted down Affirmative Action measures, which are meant to equalize the opportunities available to all.
1861: A Western Union telegraph line between New York and San Francisco brought an end to the Pony Express.....
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