TIMELINE
### Early History
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Millions of Africans enslaved; built US economy, fueled racial hierarchy.
### 18th Century
1790: 6 slave states.
1794: Cotton gin invented.
### 19th Century
1818: Frederick Douglass born.
1865: Slavery ended (13th Amend.); "evolved" into Black Codes.
Reconstruction: 14th (citizenship), 15th (voting) Amends.
Lynching Era: Widespread racial terror.
### Early 20th Century
1926: Pacific Beach Club for Black Americans burned by white opposition.
1930s: Redlining denied loans to Black neighborhoods.
### Mid-20th Century
Post-WWII: White suburbanization/GI Bill excluded Black families.
OC/Little Texas: Housing discrimination segregated communities.
Blockbusting: Exploited racism for real estate.
### Civil Rights Era
1950s-70s: Movement fought segregation, secured rights.
1960s-70s: "Culture of Poverty" myth blamed Black individuals.
1964: California Prop 14 legalized housing discrimination.
1967: Reitman v. Mulkey struck down Prop 14.
Leaders: MLK (nonviolence), Malcolm X (self-defense).
Black Power: Self-determination (Black Panthers, community programs)
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