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Missouri compromise
In this compromise missouri was admited in to the union. every thing north of 36*30' outlaws slavery -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave but his master had to sell him. when he was sold his new master took him to a free teritory. his master died so he thought he was free so he sued the state -
John Brown Raid
john brown was an abolitionist wanted to out law slavery. so he raided a armory with twelve followers -
civil war
the civil war was fought because the north wanted to free the slaves. while the south wanted to keep them in slavery -
emancipation proclamation
this was signed in 1862 to free all the slaves but this did not affect states in the confeteracey. -
jim crow laws
southerners passed new laws that enforced racial segregation. -
plessy v ferguson
the supreme court ruled that louisiana had the right for seperate adomidations for whites and colors -
tom v. alabama
this was set when there was a court case where they acussed a black man of rapeing a white woman -
march on washington
50,000 african americans marched to the capital to protest because they did not benifit eaualy from the the new deal programs -
borwn v. the board of education
this decision outlawed seperate schools for black and white children. this would go against the jim crow decision. -
montgomey bus boycott
this started when rosia parks got on a bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man. civil rights leaders boycotted the buses in montgomery alabama this devistated the economiey as well. -
whe the book was wittern
this was written shortly after the brown v. the board of education case