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Slaves are first brought to America. The long-lasting institution has begun.
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This elaborate trade connected to Africa, which included increased slave trade.
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Slaves count for 3/5 of a person when considering population, whereas before they were really only considered to be property.
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Slave Trade was officially banned in 1802, but the actual institution of slavery is still around.
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Dred Scott vs. Sandford. Blacks had no claim to citizenship. Slaves were property. Congress didn't have the authority to pass a law depriving people of their slave property in the territories.
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There's no way the South wants to give up their now enormous Slavery Institution with all the money they're making.
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Declared forever free the the slaves inside the Confederacy. Lincoln signed this document.
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Congress approves and states ratify the Thirteenth Amendment. SLAVERY IS ABOLISHED IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES! YAY!
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4,000 schools that allowed blacks to attend in the south are built by 1870. And yes, I know the picture is from the 1930s, but I'm proving a point here.
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Segregation is allowed, as long as it is equal. Contradictory much?
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Within the first years of the 20th Century, many social, political, and economic advancements made by society concerning blacks had been stripped away due to the institutionalization of segregation.
