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.