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American slavery begins
The first African slaves arrived in Virginia.
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Slavery
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Slavery is made illegal in the Northwest Territory
Slavery is made illegal in the Northwest Territory. The U.S. Constitution said that Congress may not ban the slave trade until 1808.
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Fugitive Slave Law enacted
A federal fugitive slave law is enacted, forcing Northerners to turn in escaped slaves.
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Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner led a large slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia. Turner is eventually hanged, and much stricter slave laws are enfornced.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel was published and became the most famous anti-slavery literary work.
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Dred Scott decision
The Dred Scott case ended in the decision that any person with African descent could not be a United States citizen.
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The Civil War begins
The Confederate Army was formed and the Civil War began.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves held in states that were still rebellious.
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Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery in the United States.
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Civil Rights Era
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Brown v. Board of Education
A Surpreme Court case declared that segregated schools was unconstitutional.
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a Caucasian on the bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycotts.
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Little Rock Nine
Nine African-American students integrated Little Rock Central High School after the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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Death of Jimmie Lee Jackson
Jimmie Lee Jackson was fatally shot by a police officer while trying to protect his mother from the brutality, starting the the movement in Selma, Alabama.
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Bloody Sunday
On one of the marches on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the marchers were met by extreme police brutality, which led to Dr. King calling for clergy to march with them.
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Selma to Montgomery March
The Selma to Montgomery march is completed after two failed attemps. The Civil Rights Act is signed shortly after.
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