What changes have happened to black people’s suffrage today?

There are now 13% black voters in the U.S. election, and the voting rights of black people have also been greatly improved. From President Lincoln’s abolition of black slavery to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and then By the time Obama participated in this year's election, the status of black people had been continuously improved and enhanced.

In 1619, the first batch of African slaves arrived in Virginia, USA.

In 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The civil war begins.

1865 The Civil War ends. President Lincoln was murdered. The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution outlawed slavery.

In 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted citizenship rights to all African Americans.

In 1870, black men gained the right to vote.

In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was not unconstitutional, giving the green light to segregation policies in southern states.

In 1955, Parks, a black woman, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and was arrested. The incident triggered the black civil rights leader Martin. Luther. King led a year-long boycott that successfully demanded the desegregation of all buses in Nashville.

1963 Martin. Luther. King was arrested and jailed while demonstrating in Alabama. He delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington.

In 1964, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, abolishing segregation in public places. Martin. Luther. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1965, black civil rights leader Malcolm. X was murdered at the age of 39. The Senate passes the Voting Rights Act, breaking the shackles that hold black people from voting.

In 1966, Brooke of Massachusetts became the first black senator.

In 1967, Marshall was appointed as the first black justice to die on the Supreme Court.

1968 Martin. Luther. King was assassinated in Tennessee at the age of 39.

In 1990, Wilder was elected as the first black governor to lead the Virginia state government.

In 2008, Illinois Senator Obama became the first black man to lead a major American political party to win the White House.