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The Arrival of the First Slaves
When the first slave were transported to the Americas. -
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Slavery Over the Years
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New Virginia Law
This law stated that any child born of a slave mother would also become a slave. -
First Slave Revolt
The New York Slave Revolt -
The Revolutionary War
This war helped some slaves escape their situation because the British said they would free them if they joined them -
Manumission of Slaves
After the revolution many slave owners in the Upper South freed their slaves. -
Ban of Importation of Slaves to U.S.
Was made according to the Constitution -
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
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Denile of African Rights by law
In the Dred Scott Decision Africans were blatently denied rights by the Supreme Court. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that freed a majority of slaves -
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment was passed which abolished all slavery. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was passed that gave citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. or naturalized which gave citizenship to African Americans. -
15th Amendment
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Supreme Court overturns Civil Rights Act
Supreme Court said that the 14th Amendment didn't apply to privately owned facilities and this decision helped to strengthen the Jim Crow laws. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Supreme Court ruled that it is constitutional constitutional to require black and white people to be treated "separate but equally." -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to have separate schools for blacks and whites. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King Jr. led the bus boycott to try to end segregation on buses. -
Civil Rights Act of 1864
This act guarantees that all people will have equal access to hotels, restaurants, and other public places. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
