Slavery

By Franvp
  • First African American servants arrive in the American Colonies

    First African American servants arrive in the American Colonies

    The First African American servants to arrive in the American colonies
  • Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin

    Slaves using Eli Whitney's cotton gin increased the need for slaves.
  • Harriet Tubman becomes fugitive

    Harriet Tubman becomes fugitive

    Harriet Tubman escapes slavery and becomes instrumental in the Underground Railroad
  • Abraham Lincoln is elected President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected President, angering the southern states
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation proclaims that all slaves are forever free
  • The "Black Codes"

    The "Black Codes"

    Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, conferring citizenship on African Americans and granting them equal rights to whites
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment is ratified, giving African Americans the right to vote
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. This act gave momentum to the Civil Rights Movement.
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed, prohibiting discrimination of all kinds.