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First Slaves in North America
The first cargo of African slaves arrived in the colony of Virginia. -
Massachusetts Bans Slavery
Massachusetts becomes the first state to ban slavery. -
Abolitionists Movements to end slave trade
U,S. passes laws outlawing slave trade, but not slavery itself. -
African Slave Trade Treaty Act
Negotiation between U.S and Britain to end Atlantic Slave Trade. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in the Confederate states. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery in the United States. -
White-Slave Traffic Act
Representative Mann introduced the act at the request of Chicago prosecuters, that claimed that girls and women were being forced into prostitution by pimps. -
Suppression of White Slave Traffic Changes
The Suppression of White Slave Traffic was changed to "traffic in women and children" due to the fact that victims were of different ages, genders, and race. -
Immoral Traffic Act
India initiated the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, which persecuted third parties involved in trafficking. It's goal was to help control and prevent human trafficking but it needed to be reformed. -
Fourth World Conference on Women
The United Nations held the fourth World Conference in Beijing, China to address the issue of women being vitims of human trafficking. Major actions were developed to help the issue, such as enforcing international conventions on trafficking and human slavery. -
La Strada International Association
La Strada International (LSI) was founded. It is a European NGO network against human trafficking. -
TVPA Passed
President Clinton assigned The Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA), the first act that addresses human trafficking, which was passed by Congress on October 28, 2000. The act was created to protecting, prosecuting and preventing. -
Trafficking Becomes a Felony
The first human trafficking criminal staute was enacted by the state of Washington. The majority has passed state legislation, making trafficking a felony. -
Polaris Project
Polaris Project is the biggest organization fighting against human trafficking and a nation wide human trafficking hotline. It was founded by Derek Ellerman and Katherine Chonand. -
Human Trafficking Awareness Month
President Obama declared January to be Human Trafficking Awareness Month (HTA).
