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Jan 1, 1528
European Explorers bring slaves to America
Slaves Brought from Europe to US -
Cotton gin is invented in U.S.
Cotton gin is invented by Eli Whitney -
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Jim Crow Laws
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Slavery Ends in UK
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Amistad Trial
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Slavery ends in france
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Compromise of 1850
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American Civil War
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Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in U.S.
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Slavery Ends in USA
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U.S. ratifies 13th amendment to the Constitution
13th amendment to the constitution. -
Brown vs. Board of education—U.S. supreme court case
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Civil Right movement for African Americans in the U.S.
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Murder of Emmett Till
Emmet Till was murdered 3 days after flirting with a white woman that was 21 years old. He was 14 when he was murdered -
Freedom Riders movement
Freedom riders movement was in 1st jan 1960 -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Martin luther king was assassinated in 1968 -
Last Country in the World to Ban Slavery
Mauritania was the last country to ban slavery
