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Slavery
A year before the Mayflower, the first 20 African American slaves were sold as servants. -
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Culture and Gender Diversity
Segregation and Diversity in American History -
Constitution
Constitution is adopted and slaves are counted as 3/5 of a person. -
Revold
Nat Turner leads slave revold in Virgina. -
Civil War
The Civil War begins. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation and decalres that all persons held as slaves within the rebelious states shall be free. -
Women Strike Back
Women fight for better wages and better working conditions. -
WWI
During WWI women begin to work the mens jobs such as mining, manufacturing, and railway. -
Discrimination
President Roosevelt bans discrimination against minorities. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Delivers "I Have A Dream" speech at the March on Washington. -
Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment is written into the Constitution for equal pay and equal work and a ban on sexual basis. -
Civil War Ends
The Freedme's Bureau is established to help former slaves and the 13th Amendment is ratified, stating that slavery shall not exist. -
Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage became legal in all 50 States.
