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In 1619 a Dutch ship brought in 20 africans useful for labor needs. and thats when slavery began in 1619 it didn't contribute to equality because this is were it all started black slavery it dehumanized African Americans http://www.history.com/interactives/black-history-timeline#cat-1
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He changed a policy to allow free blacks to join the continental army
The british Governor of Virginia promised freedom to slaves who joined with the british http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/early_01.html -
a movement that put a end to trading slaves this contributed to equality because it put a end to stoping the slavery in certain parts of American so slaves weren't aloud to be sold or bought.
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free blacks were helping slaves escape from southern plantations to the North through the underground rail roads. Harriet Tubman a women who was once a slave she helped 300 slaves escape.
This contributed to equality because the success of the underground railroads helped spread abolitionist feelings in the North. it also helped many slaves to freedom http://www.history.com/interactives/black-history-timeline -
Harriet Beecher Stowe publish a anti-slavery novel Uncle Toms Cabin
this book was so widely read about anti-slavery it influenced others to be anti-slavery
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she publish books that encourage people to address controversial topics like slavery. She believed she could make a difference http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published?catId=8
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Lincoln declared “that all persons held as slaves within the confederate states are and hence forward shall be free” http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html#AAH-1850
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Declared emancipation proclamation
he contributed to equality because he was trying to fight slavery. He declared the emancipation proclamation and even though it did not set slaves free it made the war meaning change the war was now fighting to take away slavery in the rebellion states he wanted slavery banned http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html#AAH-1850 -
A new law in America that bans slavery.
this contributed to equality because it ban slavery. slavery was no longer aloud in America http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0749825.html#A0749838 -
Gives citizenship to Africans and gives them equal rights with whites
it contributed because no longer did blacks get treated unfairly they had the same rights as everyone else. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/building_01.html -
Blacks head North because of unsatisfactory economic opportunities during this time Africans built a new place of life for them and confronting economic political and social challenges to influence equality http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/great-migration
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he traveled south to talk about racial harmony
it contributed to equality because he inspired people and encouraged others to be equal. http://shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/name/c/carver/ -
Oliver Brown took that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendment’s of equal protection of the laws of the U.s constitution to people within the jurisdiction
it contributed because he was trying to get segregation out of schools because it still un equal toward Africans http://www.history.com/interactives/black-history-timeline -
she refused to give her seat up for a white person
this contributed to equality because king called bus boycott on busses because Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and the supreme court thought she should have. The Montgomery bus income came from 70% blacks and they were struggling to avoid bankruptcy so the supreme court then declared segregation unconstitutional and no longer was the bus segregated http://www.history.com/interactives/black-history-timeline -
Rosa Park refused to give up her seat. 70 % of the Bus income came from blacks they tried to avoid bankruptcy and on November 13 1965 the supreme court decision declaring the bus segregation seating policy unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the 14 amendment .
http://www.history.com/interactives/black-history-timeline
this contributed to equality because no long did blacks have to give up there seats for whites or have to sit in the back for whites to sit in front
