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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

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timeline includes:
Colonial Era Exploration and Expansion Civil War Reconstruction Progressive Era World War I		Great Depression World War II Brown v. Board of Education Civil Rights Movement Modern Times

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)


			Did You Know? The national strategy to use the courts to challenge segregation in public education began with the NAACP under the leadership of attorney Charles Hamilton Houston in the 1930’s.--Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site more...

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST