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Benjamin Banneker's Invention
In 1753, Benjamin Banneker invented the first striking clock made entirely out of indigenous American parts. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise declared a set line to determine free states from slave states. It banned slavery North of this border. -
Nat Turner's Slave Revolt
Nat Turner's rebellion was a slave uprising in Virginia in 1831. Slaves killed anywhere between 55 and 65 white men and women. About 56 slaves were executed by the state of Virginia and anywhere from 100 to 200 were killed by white militias. This slave revolt led to laws prohibiting slaves to learn to read and write or to gather at assemblies such as church without a white Priest at the mass. -
American Anti-Slavery Society
The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded by James Forten in 1833. -
Institute for Colored Youth
The Institute for Colored Youth was founded in 1837 by Richard Humphreys. -
Harriet Tubman
In 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become the "Conductor" of The Underground Railroad, a comple system to help slaves make their way north of the Mason-Dixon line. Harriet Tubman helped around 350 slaves escape to freedom. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin", which was an account to slavery. It made a huge impact in society because it was one of the first widely known books written by a black woman. It was used in the Abolition Movement and soon became a household name. -
Octavius Catto's Death
Octavius Catto died in 1871 as a martyr to racism during a bout of election-day violence and racism. -
William Still
William Still completed his account of the Underground Railroad system and the experiences of many refugee slaves, entitled, "The Underground Railroad Records". -
Mother Bethel Church
Mother Bethel Church was erected in 1889. -
NAACP
W.E.B. DuBois co-founded the NAACP, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909.
