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)