Civil rights timeline

By ekulik335
  • First African Slave

    First African Slave

    The first African American slave arrives in Virginia.
  • Slavery becomes illegal

    Slavery becomes illegal

    Slavery becomes illegal in the Northwest Territory. The US constitution states that congress may not ban the slave trade until 1808.

  • The Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney's invention of the Cotton Gin increases demands for slave labor
  • Fugitive slave law

    Fugitive slave law

    A federal fugitive slave law is enacted, providing for the return slaves who had escaped and crossed state lines.
  • The Ban

    The Ban

    Congress bans slave importation from africa
  • Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery and becomes one of the most effective and celebrated leaders of the Underground Railroad.