discrimination timeline

  • Massacre at Mystic (1637)

    Massacre at Mystic (1637)

  • The Scalp Act (1749)

    The Scalp Act (1749)

  • The 3/5ths Compromise (1787)

    The 3/5ths Compromise (1787)

  • Slave Trade Ends in the United States (1808)

    Slave Trade Ends in the United States (1808)

  • Battle of Tippecanoe (1811)

    Battle of Tippecanoe (1811)

  • The Missouri Compromise (1820)

    The Missouri Compromise (1820)

  • Indian Removal Act (1830)

    Indian Removal Act (1830)

  • Nat Turner Rebellion (1831)

    Nat Turner Rebellion (1831)

  • Trail of Tears (1838-1839)

    Trail of Tears (1838-1839)

  • The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

    The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

  • Dred Scott Decision (1857)

    Dred Scott Decision (1857)

  • Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

    Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

  • 13th Amendment (1865)

    13th Amendment (1865)

  • 14th Amendment (1868)

    14th Amendment (1868)

  • 15th Amendment (1870)

    15th Amendment (1870)

  • Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)

    Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)

  • Battle of Wounded Knee (1890)

    Battle of Wounded Knee (1890)

  • Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)

    Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)