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Period: Jan 1, 1528 to
European explorers bring slaves to America
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Slavery ends in Russia
Slavery is abolished in Russia -
Fugitive Slave Act
Both provided a return of the black slaves back into the U.S.A. -
Cotton gin is invented in U.S
Eli Whitney in 1793, and patented in 1794 -
Fugitive Slave Act
Both provided a return of the black slaves back into the U.S.A. -
Slavery ends in Great Britain
Slavey was told to end in 1807 but people still had slaves, so they were completely abolished in 1833 -
Amistad trials
One of the most important to come across the U.S Couirts. Any influential people in the United States were in favor of Abolishing slavery on the whole. Amastida was a ship that took makny slaves aboard illegally, the slaves fought back and killed everyone, then were held custody by the U.S -
Jim crows law
The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 -
Compromise of 1850
five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery -
The Civil War is fought in the United States of America
1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states -
Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in U.S.
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Slavery ends in the U.S
Slavery is completely abolished in the U.S -
U.S. ratifies 13thamendment to the Constitution.
the 13th Amendment was passed by the Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states on December 6, 1865. -
Brown vs. Board of education(U.S. Supreme Court case)
Brown vs. Board of education(U.S. Supreme Court case) -
The murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago, was visiting his relatives in Mississippi when he was snatched from his great-uncle's home on the night of August 28. He was then beaten, shot in the head, and then thrown into Tallahatchie River. His body was found three days later. Ostensibly, the murderers killed Till because he whistled at a white woman. -
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Civil Rights Movement for African Americans in the U.S.
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the social movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against black Americans and restoring voting rights to them. -
Freedom Riders
The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1961 and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King
6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968 Martin Luther was assinated -
The last country in the world to ban slavery
Mauritania, a medium-sized nation located in western Africa
