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The Portuguese begin trading off the Guinea Coast for gold and slaves while also taking men for personal servants. -
In 1619, the first 32 African slaves arrive on American soil in the Jamestown Colony. -
From 1660 to 1710 codes were implemented that would create true American Slavery
As Follows:
▪ Could not testify against white people in court
▪ Could not own property
▪ Could not leave their master’s estate without a pass
▪ Could not congregate in groups larger than three or four
▪ Could not enter into contracts
▪ Could not marry
▪ Could not bear arms
▪ Could not profess Christianity as protection against enslavement
▪ Could no longer convert to Christianity to achieve manumission -
BANG! American Colonies begin their revolt against the British Empire -
Washington reopens enlistments for Black Americans into the Continental Army after being forbidden for 5 months. -
The American Colonies officially declare independence claiming that all men are created equal despite the many slaveholders in the room. -
Vermont becomes the first United States to abolish slavery -
Pennsylvania becomes the first state to gradually abolish slavery -
Thomas Jefferson purchases Louisiana from Napoleon which would help move slavery westward with colonization. -
This act would no longer allow slaves to be imported into America. However, this would also cause slavers to make their slaves have children so they can continue the market. -
One of Frederick Douglass's best speeches which brings up the hypocrisy of "The Land of the Free" -
First black only college in America.
Would later become Lincoln University. -
A presidential proclamation that changed the legal status of all Black Americans to freedmen. -
An Amendment to end slavery and indentured servitude unless as punishment "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." -
An amendment that would make all men born or naturalized on U.S. Soil; U.S. citizens. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." -
An Amendment that would allow all citizens to vote no matter their race. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude–" -
Booker T. Washington's speech outlining vision on how African Americans can cooperate with white Americans. His ideals involved a separate but equal stance where segregation could continue in exchange for equal opportunity. -
This was an organization filled with black intellectuals to demand the equal rights and opportunities that are not given. It saw a more radical approach compared to Washington. -
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded with the goal of ending discrimination in America and granting civil rights for all. -
Many Black Soldiers went into this war for democracy thinking that it would grant all freedom. When they returned home they found the same disheveled white America going against them. They served a country that would not serve them -
A peaceful march on D.C. to demand the overdue civil rights for all non-white Americans. This is also when the famous "I Have a Dream" speech is made -
An act to put laws against discrimination within these fields and supports:
Public accommodations: Schools, parks, playgrounds, pools, libraries
▪ Employment and labor unions
▪ Strong provisions for enforcement
▪ Allowed government agencies to withhold federal money from any program practicing or permitting discrimination
▪ Created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission