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African American slaves shipped to America
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Timeline
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Branding and whipping begins
To stop slaves from escaping, they were branded like cattle and whipped till they bled. -
New law states blacks must be slaves for life
This Maryland law was passed because whites didn't want African MAericans to find any loopholes to freedom. -
Slavery system fully developed
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Slave traders excluded from Society of Friends
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Emancipation Proclamation
This stated that all slaves were free under the Conferacy. -
Freedman's Bureau established
The Freedmen's Bureau distributed food to millions of former slaves. -
Fourteenth Amendment passed
This amendment gave blacks full citizenship. -
Fifteenth Amendment passed
This amendment claimed that one could not deny a person of their citizensgip based on race, color, or previous servitude. -
Jim Crow laws
These laws were created to keep blacks and whites apart. Blacks couldn't go to the same places whites could.
