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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman freed herself, and played a major role in freeing the remaining millions. Harriet Tubman lead other escaped slaves through the underground railroad. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise allows the people in each state to vote on whether slavery should be legal in that state or not -
Frederick Douglas
Frederick was on of the most powerful abolitionist & orators. -
Henry Bib
Henry moved to Canada, where he and Josiah Henson established a colony for escaped slaves -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Wote the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin". It becomes one of the most influential works to stir anti-slavery sentiments. -
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth gives her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech at the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, the Supreme Court rules that separate schools for black and white students is unconstitutional. -
The Civil War
The Civil War was fought between the North (Union states) and the South (Confederate states). It was triggered by the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Lincoln wanted to end slavery and keep the Union together. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation issued by US President Abraham Lincoln. The Emacipation Proclation proclaimed all slaves in Confederate territory are to be free for the rest of their life. -
Abraham Lincoln
He was the 16th president. Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the states which had rebelled against the Union, thus, at the time it was written, the Union did not have control over the states, which had seceded or rebelled against the Union. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth amendment officially outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime -
The 15th Amendment
Gave blacks the right to vote. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks got arrested for refusing to give up her seat in the front of a bus, helping begin the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. Rosa Parks was charged with disorderly conduct. -
Martin Liurher King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. campaigned against segregation between blacks and whites peacefully. He led many protests including the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X wanted to get rid of slavery in a forceful way
