Slavery

By Franvp

  • First African American servants arrive in the American Colonies

    First African American servants arrive in the American Colonies
    The First African American servants to arrive in the American colonies

  • Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
    Slaves using Eli Whitney's cotton gin increased the need for slaves.

  • Harriet Tubman becomes fugitive

    Harriet Tubman becomes fugitive
    Harriet Tubman escapes slavery and becomes instrumental in the Underground Railroad

  • Abraham Lincoln is elected President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected President
    Abraham Lincoln is elected President, angering the southern states

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation proclaims that all slaves are forever free

  • The "Black Codes"

    The "Black Codes"
    Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, conferring citizenship on African Americans and granting them equal rights to whites

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    The 15th Amendment is ratified, giving African Americans the right to vote

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. This act gave momentum to the Civil Rights Movement.

  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964
    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed, prohibiting discrimination of all kinds.