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Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks was a runaway slave that fought in the American Revolution and he was the first American killed in the war. -
Revolutionary War
African Americans fought for the British and America during this war. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson made a passage saying that slave trade will be removed. -
Massachusetts grants African Americans the right to vote
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Northwest Ordinance
Did not allow slavery is the Northwest territory. -
Nat Turner's Revolt
Led the only effective slave rebellion in U.S. history. -
Harriet Tubman
She was a spy and helped slaves escape through the under ground railroad. -
World War 2
Over 3 million Black Americans were registered to fight in the war. -
Jackie Robinson
Broke the barrier for colored people to play in professional sports leagues. -
Civil Rights Movement
Black Americans gained equal rights under the law in the United States. -
Rosa Parks and the boycott bus
Rosa parks refused to give up her set to a white person. Martin Luther King Jr. started a boycott of the cities buses. -
First African American Miss America
Vanessa Williams was named the first African American Miss America. -
First African American female in space
Mae Jamison became the first women African American astronaut to go into space. -
Colin Powell
First African American US Secretary of State. -
Obama elected
Obama was the first Black president of the United States.