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Aug 9, 1526
First Slaves in America
The first African American slaves were brought to America in August 9, 1526. Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón brought 600 colonists to start a colony in Winyah Bay. They were the first to enslave African Americans in America. -
First Recorded Endentured Servants in America
In Jamestown, Virginia during 1619, the first recorded African American slaves were brought to America to work. They were brought on a Dutch ship. -
First Law Banning Interracial Marriage
Maryland was the first state to ban interracial marriage laws and this happened in 1664. These laws were mostly put into place so white women would not marry African American men. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was very big for America declaring its independence from Great Britain. It also does not say anything about slavery in the whole declaration so it shows that nothing is going to change soon. -
U.S. Constitution
Within the U.S. constitution, there was an amendment that says salves would be counted as three-fifths of a person so they would be counted a little bit for representation for a state in the House of Representatives. -
Last Slave Ship to America
In 1859, the last known slave ship to America was sent and received. This ship was set out to sail even though it was going against past laws that were sent into place. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was written to free all the slaves in the rebellious states during the Civil War. This was mainly written to stop the fighting to President Lincoln wanted to use their slaves as an ultimatum to stop the fighting which did not work. -
African Americans in the War
In 1863, African Americans were allowed to fight in the war. The major action that showed this was the War Department Order 143 which created U.S. colored troops. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment was probably the most influential amendment for African Americans. This amendment abolished slavery which was the overall goal of the thousands of African Americans. -
Civil Rights Act 1866
The Civil Rights Act granted all men no matter the race, the same amount of rights that the white people once received before the African Americans could have them also. -
Jim Crow Laws
The first Jim Crow laws were passed in 1871. These laws were meant to desegregate African Americans. The first one was segregating state railroads. Many other Southern States passed laws like these also. -
Fredrick Douglas
Fredrick Douglas was one of the most influential African Americans ever to live. He was able to escape slavery and he became a very influential person in the abolitionist movement. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is most known for the Underground Railroad and how she, herself escaped slavery. She escaped slavery and then risked her life to go back and save lots of other African Americans from slavery. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This Supreme Court case is one of the most well known for the idea of racial segregation. This Supreme Court case proved that children segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. This ended the legalized segregation of people in public schools. -
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks is also a very well known African American women that was very influential in African American history. She refused to give up her seat to a white man which triggered a ripple effect. She caused a bus boycott in all of Montgomery which really helped the African Americans in the push towards equality.
