African American Events

By sbokusky29
  • African American slaves shipped to America

    African American slaves shipped to America

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    Timeline

  • Branding and whipping begins

    Branding and whipping begins

    To stop slaves from escaping, they were branded like cattle and whipped till they bled.

  • New law states blacks must be slaves for life

    This Maryland law was passed because whites didn't want African MAericans to find any loopholes to freedom.
  • Slavery system fully developed

    Slavery system fully developed

  • Slave traders excluded from Society of Friends

    Slave traders excluded from Society of Friends

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    This stated that all slaves were free under the Conferacy.
  • Freedman's Bureau established

    Freedman's Bureau established

    The Freedmen's Bureau distributed food to millions of former slaves.
  • Fourteenth Amendment passed

    Fourteenth Amendment passed

    This amendment gave blacks full citizenship.
  • Fifteenth Amendment passed

    Fifteenth Amendment passed

    This amendment claimed that one could not deny a person of their citizensgip based on race, color, or previous servitude.

  • Jim Crow laws

    These laws were created to keep blacks and whites apart. Blacks couldn't go to the same places whites could.