Timeline: Sackett, Charles W.: Thurmon King's New Sackett Database

1854 - 1930 (76 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1857	1857: Dred Scott Decision The US Supreme Court rules in the Dred Scott slavery case.
2	1861	2 Jan 1861—9 Apr 1865: US Civil War South Carolina seized Fort Johnston in Charleston Harbor on 2 Jan 1861, starting the Civil War. The war ended 9 Apr 1865 with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.
3	1870	3 Feb 1870: Black men given right to vote 15th Amendment ratified giving all men the right to vote in the USA, regardless of race, color, or prior slavery. The amendment was certified as part of the U.S. Constitution on 30 Mar 1870. However, voting barriers remained and new ones (such as polling taxes) were instituted until the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1965.
4	1875	1875: Civil Rights Act of 1875 enacted "All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude."
5	1883	15 Oct 1883: Civil Rights Act of 1875 declared unconstitutional The US Supreme Court ruled the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional because it illegally banned racial discrimination by private individuals and organizations, rather than state and local governments, because Congress lacked authority to regulate private affairs.
6	1914	28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I The US entered the war on 6 Apr 1917. Russia withdrew from the war on 3 March 1918, ceding large territories.
7	1920	18 Aug 1920: Women's Suffrage The Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote in the USA, was ratified on 18 August 1920 and certified as part of the U.S. Constitution eight days later.