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Around 1502 the european explorers started bringing Slaves from africa in large amounts. They would cramped up put in boats and most of them would die on the way there.
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he cotton gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney. This machine would seperate the cotton and the grais from the flower easily.
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France abolishes slavery in all its possessions but then it is restored by Napoleon in 1802
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On August 1st 1834 all slavery was finished in great britain which was due because of the Slavery Abolition Act which started in 1833
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In 1839 some african americans rebelled against the U.S. and the trial for these rebells was in 1840
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It was a law that declared that all runaway slaves were, upon capture, to be returned to their masters.
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On semptember 1850 five bills were passed to make a compromise between the free states and the slave states
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People of all skin colors rode on the busses ignoring the signs that told which seat was for who to rebel against the jim crow law
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The American civil war lasted four years. It was caused by problems with the slaves. the combat mostly happened in the south.
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On January First 1863 president Abraham Linoln issued the emancipation proclomation which illegalised all slavery in the United States.
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The emanicpation proclamation was a kind of law the freed all of the slaves in the states that were not under ebbelion.
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this day was the officially ending the institution of slavery, is ratified. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
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In semptember 1850 five bills were passed to make a compromise between the free states and the slave states
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In 1869 the U.S. supreme court discussed of seperating black and white kids into different schools.
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On april 4th 1968 Martin Luther king was shot in the neck by James Earl Ray. Luther King was sent to the hospital and confirmed dead on 7:05 pm
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In 2007 Mauritania bans slavery for a thrid time in their country. It is estimated that there is abour 600000 slaves there.