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Josiah Henson Becomes Sucessful
Josiah Henson was a slave who traveled and arrived in Canada. He became an author, abolitionist, minister and the genius behind the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. -
Sarah Harris Fayerweather; Led To The Closure Of Connecticut Black Law of 1833
Sarah Harris Fayerweather, first racially integrated schoolhouse in the United States. Her admission led to the school's f closure under the Connecticut Black Law of 1833. -
The U.S. Supreme Court rules, in Prigg v. Pennsylvania
Prigg v. Pennsylvania is that states do not have to offer aid in the hunting or recapture of slaves, greatly weakening the fugitive slave law of 1793. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court upholds slavery.
This is a huge reason that the American Civil War happened. -
The American Civil War Begins
Many African Americans, fought with the Union Army and Navy as members of the US Colored Troops and sailors. -
The Battle of Fort Pillow
This results in many disagreements about whether a massacre of surrendered African-American troops was conducted or condoned -
Southern States Pass Black Codes
This restricted the freedmen, who were emancipated but were not full citizens yet. -
The Hamburg Massacre Occurs
The Hamburg Massacre was a main and important event of South Carolina Reconstruction. It began with a discussion over free passage on a public road, this incident caused the death of seven men. -
Ida B. Wells publishes her pamphlet Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, and an early leader in the civil rights movement. -
Booker T. Washington's autobiography Up from Slavery is published
Booker T. Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. -
The NAACP begins publishing The Crisis.
The Crisis was the official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
Houston Riot
Houston Riot was a riot that occupied most of one night, and resulted in the deaths of four soldiers and sixteen civilians. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
Eveyone who was born in the United States were now citizens.
