african american history By ralon101 Jan 1, 1619 slave trade begins Period: Jan 1, 1619 to Jan 1, 1789 slave trade Aug 20, 1619 first slaves come to america Jan 1, 1733 first sucessful slave rebellion Jan 24, 1787 slavery is illegal in northwestern states Jan 24, 1793 first slve suceesfully escapes Jan 24, 1865 slavery ends Jan 15, 1929 martin luther king jr. is born Dec 1, 1955 rosa parks is areested Aug 29, 1958 micheal jackson is born Aug 28, 1963 martin luther king jr gives i have a dream speach Apr 4, 1968 martin luther king jr is assisanated Dec 28, 1968 micheal jackson is signed with motown Aug 29, 2005 hurricane katrina Jun 19, 2008 obama is first black president Jan 10, 2011 hatia earthquake Jul 20, 2011 sudan becomes independent
