Alright . . . Important Cities has come to a close, so now we begin the timeline . . . And I'm running low on quotes, so there may be some repeaters here at the end . . . Anyways, are you ready?

Here we GO!

Black History Part 19: Timeline

1954

May 17 The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The ruling paves the way for large-scale desegregation. The decision overturns the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that sanctioned "separate but equal" segregation of the races, ruling that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." It is a victory for NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall, who will later return to the Supreme Court as the nation's first black justice.

African-American quote:

Muhammad Ali (1942-)
statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973

African-American of Importance:

And now, a President:

Zachary Taylor

Born: 11/24/1784
Birthplace: Orange County, Va.

Zachary Taylor was born at Montebello, Orange County, Va., on Nov. 24, 1784. Embarking on a military career in 1808, Taylor fought in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, and the Seminole War, meanwhile holding garrison jobs on the frontier or desk jobs in Washington. A brigadier general as a result of his victory over the Seminoles at Lake Okeechobee (1837), Taylor held a succession of Southwestern commands and in 1846 established a base on the Rio Grande, where his forces engaged in hostilities that precipitated the war with Mexico. He captured Monterrey in Sept. 1846 and, disregarding Polk's orders to stay on the defensive, defeated Santa Anna at Buena Vista in Feb. 1847, ending the war in the northern provinces.

Though Taylor had never cast a vote for president, his party affiliations were Whiggish and his availability was increased by his difficulties with Polk. He was elected president over the Democrat Lewis Cass. During the revival of the slavery controversy, which was to result in the Compromise of 1850, Taylor began to take an increasingly firm stand against appeasing the South; but he died in Washington on July 9, 1850, during the fight over the Compromise. He married Margaret Mackall Smith in 1810. His bluff and simple soldierly qualities won him the name Old Rough and Ready.

See also Encyclopedia: Zachary Taylor.

Died: 7/9/1850
 

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And that's this Saturday's lesson. Now, I'm just waiting on Marissa to get ready and then we're going to go to the dinning hall and eat some brunch and then try to finish off the roll of pictures in my camera and then go play around in the darkroom. I'd go by myself, but it's in the basement of the building and when you're by yourself, it's mighty creepy *shivers* . . . It's so much better is there's at least one other person there with you. . . . And I've already showered, made my bed, and picked up and took out the trash . . . the only thing left to do cleaning wise is to go through all this crap on and in my desk . . . and vacuum, but my roommate can do that just as well as I can . . . if she gets the urge to do so. So yeah, very easy day compared to this last week. Hope ya'll have a good day and a great weekend!