From Uncle Tom's Cabin to the Harlem Renaissance By blmart95 May 31, 1619 Beginning of Slave Trade to America from Africa Period: May 31, 1619 to May 31, 1939 From UTC to TNN Feb 1, 1772 Somersett's Case 1st law to regulate slavery and freedom in Europe Jun 14, 1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe born Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Law passed Mar 31, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin published May 31, 1852 Aunt Phillis's Cabin published Jan 1, 1857 Supreme Court Case: Dred Scott Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected United States President Apr 12, 1861 Start of Civil War Apr 9, 1865 Civil War ends Jan 1, 1893 Lynchings Occuring Daily in the US Jun 7, 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ("Seperate but Equal") Jan 1, 1910 Start of Great Migration 6 million African American migrated to North, most famously to New York, Harlem. Jul 28, 1914 Beginning of WWI Nov 11, 1918 End of WWI Jan 26, 1922 Anti-Lynching Law or "Dyer Bill" passed by House Oct 1, 1925 The New Negro published Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market Crashed Jan 1, 1930 End of Great Migration Feb 26, 1939 Eleanor Rooselvelt let Marian Anderson sing