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Slaves first arrive to Virginia
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Massachusetts first colony to legalize slavery
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Slavery is legally recognized as an institution in British America
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Slaves began to be describe as real estate
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Slave revolt takes place in New York, 9 whites killed
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Slave named Cato leads slave revolt in South Carolina
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Massachusetts slaves petition the legislature for freedom
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Start of the Underground Railroad
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Missouri Compromise
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Slavery ended in New England
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Abraham Lincoln elected president
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Slavery Abolished, 13th amendment outlaws slavery
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Act of Virginia, Legalized common law marriages. Made slave mariages recognized by the law.
This act legalized common law marriages. Made slave marriages recognized leagally -
Celebration
4,000 to 5,000 African American citizens of Washington D.C lead a march celebrating the abolishment of slavery -
Black Suffrage
Congress granted citizens of the District of Columbia the rite to vote. After overriding President Johnson's veto. -
14th Amendment ratified
Granted citizenship to any person born or naturalized in the United States -
15th Amendment approved
Guaranteed Black American's the right to vote -
Civial Rights Act of 1875
Guaranteeing equal rights to black american's in public accommodations and jury duty. -
Segregation of Public Transportation
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Civil Rights Act overturned
Act was declared unconstitutional -
African- Americans are disenfranchised
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Due to Plessy v. Ferguson The supreme court gave legal sanction to Jim Crow segregation laws. -
Race Riot
Race Riot in Springfield Illinois leads to the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP -
NAACP
NAACP is formed -
Federal Segregation
Wilson administration began government-wide segregation