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Arrival of the first slaves to America
The first slaves arrived to Jamestown, Virginia there were twelve of them (Vaknin, n.d.). They were made to work alongside those bind white laborers (Vaknin, n.d.). -
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Slavery
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The legalization of slavery
Slavery based on race was legalized in all colonies and the "slave codes" were instituted. -
The abolishing of slavery begins
Rhode Island banned slavery around 1774. Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey did so shortly after (Vaknin, n.d.). -
The prohibition of slavery in the Midwest
The Continental Congress passes a law making it illegal to have slaves in the Midwest (Vankin, n.d.). -
The prohibiting of selling children under the age of 10.
Louisiana passed a law forbidding the selling of children under the age of ten (Vaknin, n.d.). Alabama and Georgia forbid separating blood-related slave families (Vaknin, n.d.). -
Establishment of Civil Rights section to Justice Department
The U.S. Congress instituted a Civil Rights section to the Justice Department as well as a commission on Civil Rights to probe discriminatory conditions (History,com Editors, 2010). -
President Kennedy put forward most comprehensive civil rights laws
President Kennedy said, "the United States will not be fully free until all of its citizens are free" (History.com Editors, 2010). -
The Civil Rights Act came into law
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, eliminated all segregation on basis of a person's race, religion, or national origin and was banned from public places (History.com Editors, 2010). -
References
History.com Editors. (2010). Civil Rights Act of 1964- History. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act Vaknin, S. (n.d.). Slavery in the USA.