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Virginia's first slaves
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Virginia_s_First_Africans The first slaves were said to be sold to the colony of Virginia. Roughly about 20 or so slaves were traded in this colony for food. -
Free North States
http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-constitution-and-slavery Many of our founding fathers denounced slavery. Although, the original constitution did nothing in regards to slavery, a new law would allow certain northern states to outlaw slavery. This law also counted the slaves already in America as three fifths of a person in regards to counting the population -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts
Similar to the Fugitive Slave clause, this act described in more details how the law was to be put into practice. This act allowed for the owners to search for their slaves in free states. However, if they were found in the free states, the owner would have to bring the slaves in front of a judge and prove that the slaves were theirs. -
End Slave importation
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-abolishes-the-african-slave-trade
The United States congress created an act that would prohibit any importation of slaves anywhere in the the United States -
Emancipation Proclomation
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation freed 3.1 million slaves -
Greensboro Sit ins
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/the-greensboro-sit-in
The Greensboro sit in started when a group of African American students were denied service. This form of protest began to spread to other college towns throughout the south. -
March On Washington
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington This was a massive protest where over 250,000 people gathered. This is also the protest in which Martin Luther King Jr delivered his I have a dream speach -
Civil Rights act
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act
Proposed by JFK and signed in by Lyndon B. Johnson, this act outlawed major forms of discrimination
