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The first African indentured servants was brought to Jamestown, VA.
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First African-American killed during the Revolutionary War.
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Thomas Paine wrote African Slavery in America, forming the first anti-slavery society in Pennsylvania.
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African-American soldier Prince Whipple become the bodyguard for General Whipple, a future president, in the battle of Trenton, one of the most famous battle in the Revolutionary War.
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Massachusetts grant African-American the right to vote, with the statement "no taxation without representation".
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Northwest Ordinance forbade slavery in the Northwest Territory of the U.S.
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African-American slaves are counted as 3/5 of a person when it comes to representation.
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African-American slave Douglass published "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass", advocates Union Army to lay ground work for citizenship during Civil War.
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Make Missouri become a slave state and Maine become a non-slave state to keep balance. Outlawed slavery above attitude 36'30'' latitude line of Louisiana Territory.
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Escaped from Slavery, Tubman began rescuing other slaves in Maryland through the construction Underground Railroad from 1849 until the outbreak of Civil War.
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13th (1865) Amendment declared the abolition of slavery in the United States. 14th Amendment (1868) extended their liberty and rights. 15th Amendment (1870) granted full voting rights to African-American.
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Everyone in the United States were granted equal rights, accomodation, advantages, facilities, land and water, creating equality for African-American.
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The brother James and John Johnson composed "Lift Every Voice and Sing", which is referred as black national anthem.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization with the mission of ensure equal rights of African-American.
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Barack Obama made history, became the first African-American to be elected president and hold his presidency from 2009 to 2016.
