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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Timeline

This timeline includes events that have happened in the United States since the establishment of Jamestown, Virginia, to events that are happening in the present day.  The timeline has been separated into different time periods to reflect changing attitudes in America.

Click on the time period(s) above for more information.

 

Colonial Era and Revolutionary War (1607-1783)

Exploration and Expansion (1783-1860)

Civil War (1861-1865)

Reconstruction and Industrialization (1865-1889)

Progressive Era (1890-1913)

World War I (1914-1928)

Great Depresssion (1929-1939)

World War II (1941-1945)

Brown v. Board of Education (1949-1955)

Civil Rights Movement (1955-1972)

Modern Times (1972-present)

Plessy v. Ferguson court document  

Did You Know?
In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court institutionalized the “separate but equal” policy with the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.--Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST