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Christopher Columbus explored the Amereacas and found people. Later people brought the africans to their home and used them as slaves. http://civilliberty.about.com/od/raceequalopportunity/ig/History-of-Black-Civil-Rights/The-Atlantic-Slave-Trade.htm
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A machine that makes cotten into cloths or other things. Slaves were to use it. It was made by Eli Whitney. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_gin
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It was a series of anti-black laws.
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Slavery ended in Great Britan after the Norman Conquest. It is written in the UK law. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_slavery_end_in_England
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A Cuban ship was carrying 52 Arican slaves for 2 Portugese explorers and was taken over by the Africans. Americans in CT abducted the ship and kept the Africans for slaves. John Quincy Adams fought for their freedo in court and 35 of them returned to Africa, the others died. http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/amistad/
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It was a law that all runaway slaves would be returened to their masters.
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A package of 5 bills that states a peace treaty/meeting fir the north and south slaves.
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The Civil war was against rasicim. There were some white people that were against and there were some that were for.
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Lincole signed a paper that baned slaves. Even thought there were some rebellions at that time.
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Slavery OFFICIALLY ended when the 13th amendment to the Constitution was ratified by the states. Lincoln signed it and the proclomation also. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061115154043AAdTzX2
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The 13th amendment bans slavery and beating of blacks exept if they have done a crime.
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Theese were African Americans that rebelled! Like that women who sat up front and when they told her to move she did not. They are rebbels.
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This was a case about public schools with black and white kids. And it won. This was a big moment for civil rights.
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The civil rights moments for african americanas were the times when they were gaining home to live equel to white people. It was when they were able to vote and gain freedom.
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Emmett Till was a 14-year-old boy who flirted with a white women and then killed by her husband and brother. They killed him in a horrible way :(
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Martin Luther King was a brave man. He stood up for African Americans. He is known for civil rights.
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Mauritania was the place. It is now in Western Africa.
http://www.omg-facts.com/view/Facts/32666
