African-American Rights post Revolutionary War by Megan McMahon

Slaves in the Revolutionary War

Jan 1, 1784

Slaves were promised freedom to fight for the Patriots, but in many colonies they didn't get what was promised.

Frederick Douglass's Famous Speeches

Jul 4, 1852

Frederick Douglass made a speech on the 4th of July in the Fourth of July Holiday Special to show the distance between the rights and freedoms of Americans and slaves.

Ida B Wells' Anti-lynching and Anti-educational Segregation Movements

Jul 16, 1862

Ida B Wells protested and organized many organizations against lynching and educational inequality between African-Americans and white people

Voting Rights

Jan 1, 1869