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6000 BCE
Birthplace "Africa"
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1450
Middle Passage
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1526
Slave Trade
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Jamestown, Virginia
Slavery began in American colonies -
French and Indian War
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Freedom After Revolution
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Declaration of Independence
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Abolished slave trade
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Missouri Compromise
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Free Blacks
The population of free blacks grew -
Civil War
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Abolition of slavery
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World War ||
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World War || ended
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Civil Rights
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Integrated Schools
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was arrested for disobeying an Alabama law, by refusing to give up her seat -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK Jr. gave his most famous "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington -
Civil War ended
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The Rise of Black Nationalism