How did the legacy of American slavery lay the roots for the African American struggle for rights? By MinhThuLe 1650 The start of using slavery as products via Middle Passage https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Passage 1857 Dred Scott v. Supreme Court: The starting foundation of restless civil movements https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott 1863 Emancipation Proclaimation: The dim light for slaves https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation 1870 Fifteenth Amendment: the actual hope for slaves https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution 1896 Plessy v. Furguson: the starting point of racial descrimination (segragation) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson 1900 Jim Crow Law: the illegitimate reason for whites to suppress African Americans https://www.google.com/search?q=jim+crow+law&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari