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Virginia starts using slaves
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Fugitive Slave Law
U.S. Congress passes a law to enable officials to capture runaway slaves—even in states that outlawed slavery -
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Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman starts the underground railroad in which she saves hundreds of slaves -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signs this document to free all slaves in America -
ku klux clan starts
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District of Colombia abolish segregation
People of color abolish segregation -
Railroad Amended
South Carolina created a law in which there were not any cars required to have second-class coaches. -
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Racism in the 1930's
These were the worst times for people of color. They were treated unfairly in work environments. It was hard for them to find jobs because most were for white people only. If they did get a job, they would often be paid less -
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Start of WWll
Black people started getting treated better because they were needed to join the army. During this time, they gained rights. -
Circular no. 3591
President Roosevelt signs this document to also try to abolish slavery. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This Supreme Court case was set up to eliminate racism in educational areas. -
Voting Rights Act
This Act enabled people of any color to be able to vote in an election. It also eliminated the writing test beforehand -
Black Student Allience
Yale University starts this program to allow people of colors' voices to be heard. -
Fair Housing Act
This act allows anyone to be able to buy a house no matter their race -
Segregation in Birmingham
Schools were segregated and had fences seperating whites and people ofcolor. -
Start of Racism in the West
Most people believe that this was when racism made its way over to the western half of the United States.