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slavery
slavery started when the firs slaves were brought to north america to jamestown,virgena to help in the prodution of tobacco crops slavery was practiced in north america in the 1700s and 1800s. -
Harriet Tubman
harriet tubmanEscape of Harriet Tubman- born 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland and was raised into slavery and had harsh wiping and punishments as a child. She moved around from owner to owner and by the age of 25 she was married. She then led her escape in 1849 -
Missouri compromise
- 1820 banding slavery in the Louisiana territory and made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. But in 1854 it was repealed by the Kansas- Nebraska act.
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13th amendment
This was passed by congress on January 31,1865 and ratified on December,6,1865 this law band slavery from the united states . -
jackie robinson
jackie robinson was the first african american to become a majior league baesball player to play in his era.he was born on January 31, 1919, and died october,24,1972. -
Rosa parks bus boycott
on December 1, 1955 Rosa parks a 41-year old women bored the bus to go home from work. she set near the middle of the bus just behind the 10 seats reserved for white people soon the bus was filled. When a white man entered the bus, the bus driver did what he was instructed to do and told her to move when she didn’t she was arrested and thrown in jail. -
I have a dream speech
Delivered by Martin Luther king jr.On August,28,1963 in Washington D.C he stood and gave his speech known as “I have a dream “ -
Martin Luther king’s assassination
– on april,4,1968 at the larraine hotel when dr. king was standing on his balcony of his hotel room and was hit by a snipers bullet -
Emmett till murder
- 1995 a 14 year old boy from Chicago was visiting his relatives in Mississippi when he was snatched from his great uncles home on the night of August 28th and was beaten, shot in the head and thrown in the Tallahatchie river.
- 1995 a 14 year old boy from Chicago was visiting his relatives in Mississippi when he was snatched from his great uncles home on the night of August 28th and was beaten, shot in the head and thrown in the Tallahatchie river.
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Escape of Harriet Tubman-
born 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland and was raised into slavery and had harsh wiping and punishments as a child. She moved around from owner to owner and by the age of 25 she was married. She then led her escape in 1849 -
Harlem renaissance
at the end of the civil war brought many African American people over to the united states
