Injustice and Inequality

By byeonghunkim
  • Period: Jan 1, 1528 to

    European Explorers bring slaves to the Americas

    During the European Exploration, Europeans brought slavery and slaves into America. They thought dark-skinned people as their servants. Many people disagreed with it, and it got abolished about 300 years later.
  • Slavery ends in Russia

    Slavery ends in Russia

    The slavery in Russia got abolished in 1723, by Peter the Great converting slaves into serfs.
  • Cotton gin is invented in U.S.

    Cotton gin is invented in U.S.

    Eli whitney, the American inventor, invented the cotton gin to quickly separate cottons. It resulted more need of slaves because more cotton was producing.
  • Slavery ends in Great Britain

    Slavery ends in Great Britain

    By the powerful anti-slavery group, the Great Britain parliament freed the slaves.
  • The Amistad mutiny and trial

    The Amistad mutiny and trial

    European explorers were taking Africans with a ship. The ship got seized, crews got killed and Africans were sent back.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    The pack of bills passed in the US to make all the states more balanced
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    It was controversial rule, saying that all the slaves have to come back at their master, and if someone helps, the helper also gets punishment.
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    The Civil War is fought in the United States of America

    US had divided into Union, opposing slavery, and Confederate, for Slavery. The war started after the slavery was abolished and after 4 years, Union wins and abolishes the slavery
  • Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in U.S

    Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in U.S

    It was made by Abraham Lincoln on the first day of 1863, during civil war, to give freedom to slaves.
  • Slavery ends in the United States

    Slavery ends in the United States

    By many abolitionists and people agains slavery, the slavery abolition rule got passed by senate on April 8th of 1864, by house on January 31st of 1865, and adopted on December 6th of 1865.
  • U.S. ratifies 13th amendment to the Constitution.

    U.S. ratifies 13th amendment to the Constitution.

    The slavery in US finally became completely illegal and they adopted it in 1865.
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    Jim Crow Laws

    It was a rule separating black and white people, so black people got treated poorly.
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    Freedom Riders movement

    They were activists who worked for civil rights. They rode a bus for their activism.
  • Brown vs. Board of education (U.S. Supreme Court case)

    Brown vs. Board of education (U.S. Supreme Court case)

    It is a case that some students weren't able to go school because of race, and it was illegal to do that.
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    Civil Rights Movement for African Americans in the U.S

    It was an activism that was done to give both race more rights.
  • The murder of Emmett Till

    The murder of Emmett Till

    He got killed cruely at the age of 14, just because he was flirting with a white woman. He was African American
  • Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated

    Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated

    The activist, who worked for advancement of civil right, got assassined by sniper when he was standing on the balcony.
  • The last country in the world to ban slavery

    The last country in the world to ban slavery

    Mauritania finally abolished the slavery going on their country in 1981.