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3/5 compromise
The compromise states that slaves can only be counted as 3/5 person in the voting process. website: http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/three-fifths-compromise -
End of slavery importation
The congress passed the act to end the slavery importation. website: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/act-to-prohibit-the-importation-of-slaves/ -
Missouri Compromise
This law provided for Missouri's admission as a slave state; Maine was carved out of Massachusetts and admitted as a free state; the latitude line of 36° 30' across the Louisiana Purchase was drawn so slavery would not be permitted north of that boundary, except for Missouri. website: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-missouri-compromise -
Civil War
The civil started between the Northern and Southern states fighting for the different view toward slavery. website: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-civil-war-begins -
14th Amendment
This amendment defines the citizenship and the equal law to the black people. website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
march on Washington
On Aug 28th, more than 200000 Americans gathered in Wahington asking for the equal rights of black people. During the march, Martin Luther King delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech. website: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington
