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Slavery Started in Jamestown, Virginia
Slavery began in America, when the African American slaves were taken to Jamestown, Virginia. -
Escape of Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was a part of the Underground Railroad. She was a slave, but in 1849 she fled slavery and left her family and husband behind, in order to successfully escape. She returned to the south at least 19 times, sending her family and hundreds of other slaves to the north where the could live freely. -
The Civil War
In the Spring of 1861, the North and South of the United States of America went against each other, the south was fighting for slavery, and the north was fighting against it. -
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Civil War
The Civil War started in the year 1861, and ended in the year 1877. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights act of 1964 banned any and all discrimination toward race, color, gender, religion, and national origin in the United States of America. -
The famous "I Have A Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr, wrote a speech, on how there should be equal rights for both black and whites, and that everyone should be treated the same. -
The Death of Martin Lutherr King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr was shot to death at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The person behind the gunshot was James Earl Ray, who shot Martin Luther King Jr in the neck, from over a 200 feet distance. James Earl Ray was arrested on June 8th from his hotel. -
Rosa Parks Boycott
