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It was the first European colony in North America.
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The first 20 slaves were sold to the settlers in Virginia.
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Because of this, the first 13 colonies were set up in America's Atlantic coast. They were divided in 3 main territories: New England (who's income came mainly from fishing activities and some industries), the Middle Colonies (who's income came mainly from industries) and the Southern Colonies (who's income came mainly from plantations of sugar and cotton). The Southern Colonies used slaves to work in this plantations. The economy was based in this system.
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US Supreme Court denied citizenship and basic rights to all blacks, whether slaves or free.
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There was a civil war between the North (against slavery) and the South (in favor of slavery) of the US. The North won and slavery was abolished. In consequence the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), an organization against black people in the Southern States, was stablished.
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The 14th Amendment was passed in the US Constitution and African Americans became full citizens.
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The 15th Amendment was passed in the US Constitution states that the right to wote will not be denied on account of race.
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First segregation law in Tennesse: Blacks and whites should be separated in trains.
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The US Supreme Court approves laws requiring racial segregation, as long as the facilities for blacks were not inferior to those for whites.
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A civil rights organization in the U.S. to advance justice for African Americans
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The US Supreme Court in Kansas ended legal racial segregation in public schools.
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African American woman Rosa Parks's arrest after refusing to move to the back of the bus triggers a citywide boycott of the bus system.
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Racial regregation in public schools is abolished in the US.