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Twenty African slaves brought to the New World
Brought to Jamestown, Virginia
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African Slave trade
10-13 million Africans were abducted and sold as slaves mostly in America
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Virginia slave laws
Brutal slave laws passed in Virginia
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Congress abolishes African slave trade
The U.S. Congress passes an act to “prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States…from any foreign kingdom, place, or country.”
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Partial failure of 1808 Congress ban
Even after the ban by Congress, between 1808 and 1865, traders smuggled 270,000 slaves into the USA.
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Emancipation of slaves
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed emancipation of slaves.
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Slavery abolished in the US
The 13th Amendment declares that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, or religion. Title VI prohibits public access discrimination, leading to school desegregation.
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~kmporter/reparationtimeline.htm
