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European explorers bring slaves to the Americas
Slaves from Africa are brought to the Americas by European explorers. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was created by Eli Whitney so that cotton fibres could be separated from their seeds. This machine required a lot of slaves to collect all the cotton, so more were brought in. -
Slavery ends in France
In 1818, A law was passed that abolished slavery and slave trade. -
Slavery ends in Britain
William Murray felt that slavery had to end so he launched a campaign to abolish it. In 1983, when the law passed british slavery ended. -
Amistad trial
It was a United States Supreme Court case about the rebellion of African slaves onboard a Spanish ship in 1839. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery. Also it was the property of the Mexico-U.S. war split between the North and South. -
Fugitive slave act
This law stated that all citizens were required to help find free slaves. All the runaway slaves were to be returned to their masters. -
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The Civil War in the United States of America
During this war the U.S. split in half the confederate southern states and the northern united states. One of the conflicts in this war were the different opinions about slavery the northern states believed that slavery had to be abolished and the south thought otherwise. The northern states won the war and slavery was therefore abolished. -
The Signing of Emancipation Proclamation in U.S
The Emancipation Proclamation was an effort by Abraham Lincoln to make slavery illegal in all of the United States of America, however, it was made during the civil war so the rest of the U.S. didn't have to agree with this. -
U.S. ratifies 13th amendment to the Constitution.
It abolished slavery and said "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States" It was made by Abraham lincoln. -
Slavery ends in the United States
Slavery is abolished in the U.S. by Abraham Lincoln. He was assassinated later for his efforts -
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Jim Crow Laws
The law passed with the slogan "seperate but equal." However it was clearly apparent that they were not equal, as the African american facilities, transportations, e.t.c were lower quality. -
Brown vs Board of education—U.S. supreme court case
5 cases about the segregation in schools occured, as the final result they said it was "unconstitutional". -
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Civil Rights Movement for African Americans in the U.S.
It was the times of social movements in the U.S.which were made to outlaw racial discrimination and give jobs and votes to African Americans. -
Murder of Emmit Till
A 14 year-old African American boy was said to have whistled at a married white woman. He was later kidnapped, beaten, shot and dumped in a river. No charges were pressed from the all-white jury. -
Freedom Riders movement
The freedom riders were protesters who broke the law of "seperate but equal" by standing in "whites only" lines and sitting in the front of the bus. However many freedom riders were hurt suring the process, so they eventually stopped. -
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was assasinated in Tenesesse. After one of his speeches, he was returning to his motel room, there he was shot in the head by James Earl Ray. Many people mourned that day. James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison. -
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Mauritania bans Slavery and makes it illegal to own slaves
Mauritania illegalizes slavery.
