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European Explorers brought slaves to the Americas
European Explorers brought African slaves with them to the Americas to fill the labor shortage. Slaves were brought to the Americas in from about 1528 to about 1807. "http://civilliberty.about.com/od/raceequalopportunity/ig/History-of-Black-Civil-Rights/The-Atlantic-Slave-Trade.htm" -
Cotton gin is invented in the U.S.
In 1793 Eli Whitey invented a machine clled the Cotton gin machine. This machine made the south become the cotton producing part of the country. "http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/cotton_gin/pages/reading.html" -
Slavery ends in Spain
Slavery ended in Spain on October 30th 1820 by the Spanish King. The Spanish king started to co-operate with Britain and promised to end slavery on May 10th but then moved it to October 30thwhere it then finally ended. "http://www.chacha.com/question/when-did-slavery-end-in-spainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_Spanish_New_World_colonies" -
Slavery ends in Great Britain
Slavery ended on the 28th of August 1833 in Great Britain. It was made illegal because of a rebellion of a Jamaican Slave called Sam Sharpe. "http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4742049.stm" -
The Amistad mutiny and trial
It was a court case resulting from the rebellion of africans on board of the spanish schooner. "http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMI_ACT.HTM" -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 happened on January 29th 1850 where california requested to become a free state. "http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html" -
Fugitive Slave act
On the 18th of September 185 a law called the Fugitive Slave law declared that all slaves that ran away were supposed to return to their "masters". "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850#Effects" -
Civil war fought in the United States
The civil war in the United States was thought from April 1861 to April 1865. It was fought by American citizen because of slavery and campaigns against anti slavery. "http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110108020012AA6fEca" -
Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in the U.S.
The Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was on January 1, 1863 (The third year of the Civil War). Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation so all the slaves in the United States could be freed, but this was still not the end of Slavery.
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Slavery Ends in the United States
In the United States all slaves were freed in first of January 1863, but slavery officially ended on the 6th of December 1865. Slavery ended because of a civil war that was going on. "http://www.uen.org/themepark/liberty/slavery.shtmlhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061115154043AAdTzX2" -
U.S. ratifies 13th amendment to the constitution
On this day slavery is officially banned in the U.S. although it already ended eight months after the civil war now it was official. "http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/13th-amendment-ratified" -
Jim Crow Laws
From tbe 1890's to the 1950's -1960's the "jim crow laws" were used. These laws were made so black citizen could not improve their status. "http://www.nps.gov/malu/forteachers/jim_crow_laws.htm" -
Brown vs. Board of Education (U.S. Supreme Court case)
On May 17th 1954 Mr. Brown signed his daughter up for a white elementary school, but they didn’t allow her to enter because of her color. This led to the court case that all children no matter what color they are should be allowed to go to the same school. "http://www.nationalcenter.org/brown.html" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education -
Freedom Riders Movement
This started in 1955 where at that time there were signes in shops buses and other places that said "whites only". A woman was riding a bus and did not give her seat to a white man. This caused the Freedom Riders movement. "http://racerelations.about.com/od/trailblazers/a/The-Freedom"-Riders-Movement.htm -
Civil right movements for African Americans in the U.S.
The civil rights movement was the time where African Americans got equal to the white americans. This means that they started to get the same rights, and they were able to enter public places without being judged or kicked out of shops. "http://www.mnhs.org/library/tips/history_topics/97civil.html" http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/civil-rights-movement-0 -
The murder of Emmett Till
Emmet Till was in chicago over the summer and was dared to go in a shop and say something to the lady at the counter. So he did and soon the boys forgot about what had happened. Two days later during a night two men showed up at Emmett Till's house that kidnaped and killed him. "http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/emmett.html" http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmjustice5.html -
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King being assassinated
An escaped convict called James Earl Ray Shot Dr. Martin Luther King on the 4th of April 1968. It is believed that James Earl Ray shot him because Martin Luther Kings was running campaigns against war. "http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/april-4-1968-the-assassination-of-martin-luther-king/" -
Last country to ban Slavery
Mauritania, western Africa was the last country to ban Slavery in 1981. Although, slavery is illegal all over the world now it still happens sometimes. "http://www.omg-facts.com/view/Facts/32666"
