The Underground Railroad By jordankwisd Jan 1, 1641 Massachusetts made slavery legal Apr 14, 1786 George Washington George Washtington complained that one of his runaway slaves was helped by the Quakers. Jan 1, 1810 Underground Railroad Began1 Apr 1810 Period: Jan 1, 1810 to Jan 1, 1850 The South Lost 100,00 Slaves Dec 31, 1810 By now over 12 million slaves were taken as slaves to America. Mar 1, 1830 Birth of Mary Harris Sep 19, 1849 Harriet Tubman escaped Apr 14, 1850 3,000 people worked in the underground railroad Jan 1, 1861 Mary met George E. Jones Jan 1, 1863 Lincoln signed Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Ford's Theaters Darkest night Jan 1, 1867 Yellow fever Mar 30, 1867 The purchase of the 50th state Oct 9, 1871 Mother Jones got her name Oct 28, 1886 Lady Liberty Jan 1, 1890 15,000 miners quit Jan 1, 1891 New UMW1 Jan 1891 Jul 7, 1903 125 Mile walk Nov 30, 1930 Death of a great leader Dec 31, 1954 Separation of children in school declared unconstitutional Dec 31, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus Nov 13, 1956 Segregation declared unconstitutional Aug 28, 1963 King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech Apr 4, 1968 Dr. King assassinated Jan 1, 1992 Finally Honored Nov 7, 2008 President Obama, our first Black President was elected7 Nov 2008
