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Cotton Gin Machine Invented
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_gin](Cotton Gin Machine) is a machine that quickly spererates, cotton fibers from the seeds. The cotton gin machine was first invented in 500 ad but the new and modern one was invented in 1793. The machine made slavery grow in the American South. -
Slave Trade Begins
The Slave Trade- a historical backgroundIn 1807 The british passed an act of the parlament thoughout the british empire. Slavery continued, until it was banned in 1838, people who wanted to end slavery, still compaind against the international slave trade after this date. -
Slavery End in Great Britain
Slavery in Britain It took about 46 years for the slave trade to end, and for the british to ban slavery. In 1831 a anti-slavery organisation, they wanted to ban slavery. Between 1828 and 1830 the parlement created 5000 petitions to gadual get rid of slavery. -
Slavery Ends in Denmark
Danish Slavery
Denmark had colonized small islands around the carribean. They imported 1000 slaves from africa. In 1792 the King of Denmark sent a commity to investigate in the slave trade. In1792 the king decided to ban slave trade as from 1803. After another 31 years slavery still continues, but then was banned. -
Fugative Slave Act
Fugative Slave Acts
It is a federal law that is a slave ran away, they could be captured and be brought back to their owner, if they were in the territory of the united states. -
The Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850The compromise of 1850, was made up of 5 bills that avoided war between the southern states with slaves, and the nortern states with out slaves. But it was broken when two states were added to the southern states. -
The Murder of Emmit Till
Emmett Tillwas a 14 year old, african-american boy, who was visting his family in Money, Mississippi. He was brutally murdered for flirting with a white women 4 days earlier. He was beaten, shot and was thrown into a cotton gin-fan. In court after his death, the killer were not- guilty. Once the authorities had found his body, they wanted to bury the body quickly, but his mother wanted it sent back to Chicago, and wanted and open basket funeral. So people can see the cruel rasist dicimination. -
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American Civil War
The American Civil War.
The election of Abraham Lincoln, cause two states join the, Confederate States of America. The Civil war was, war between the northern and southern states. 2.4 million soildes died. millions more injured, the southern populatation and terretorry was devestated. The southern states where defeated. And slavery ended officially. -
The signing of Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
By signing the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln attempted to join the country together by a bloody war. He wanted this war to end slavery and make the country one again. -
Slavery Ends in America
Slaves in the US The firsts slaves to arrive in america arrived in 1619, it caried on for 205 year. It is estimated that durring the Atlanitc Slave Trade, 11 million africans were tranported to North and South America. In 1865 slavery ended in America afte the Civil War. -
The 13th Amendment is ratified
Thirteenth Amendment
On Dec. 6. 1865 was the day the 13 amendement ended the institution. It said that slavery or involentary work (except crime or punishment) is not allowed in the United states. This was eight months after the Civil War. -
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Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Lawswhere state a local laws, enacted between 1876-1965. It is racial segregation for public facilities in the southern states.
Some Examples of the Jim Crow Laws are: the segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation, and the -
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Civil RIghts Movment in America
Civil Rights MovementThis was a time where many people tried to stop racial discimination, and racisist against african-americans In the United States most Americans think of their civil rights as those rights given to them as written in their Constitution:
freedom of religion,
freedom of speech,
freedom of the press,
the right to due process of law, and
the right to equal protection under the law -
Brown vs Board of Education
Brown vs Board of EducationMr. Brown sued the Board of education, for failing to prvide equal education in segregated school system. Since they could not provide equal education the school should not be segregated. He argued that the tangible facilities might be they same but this does notmean that the qualility of education was the same. He also argued that laws should be adjusted to the developement in society. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riderswere people who tested the segregation on transportation. They tested the law in the south, and the customs that enforced segregation. There were many violent reactions. Many were arrested for tresspassing. -
The Assasination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader. Around 6 pm April 4th, 1968, he was hit by a sniper bullet. He was standing on his balcony in his motel, in Tenesse, The bullet hit him in the cheek and travled thrpugh his neck. He was taken to a hospital imedietly and pronouced dead at 7 pm. -
