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Christopher Columbus discovers America in 1492.
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The first slaves were brought to America in 1619. The were mainly people from Africa.
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In 1861 the Civil War broke out between America´s northern and southern states.
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When the North won the war in 1865, slavery was abolished.
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Homer Plessy refused to move from a seat reserved "whites only".
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Argument about whites and blacks going to the same school.
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Rosa Parks refused to give away her seat to a a white man. She agreed with almost all the "black" people and boycotted the busses
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Martin Luther King jr. held his world famous speech "I have a dream." The speech inspired lots of people and still does today.
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Jesse Jackson tries to become the first black president. He did not succeed.
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Barack Obama becomes the first black president.
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Donald Trump tries to ban muslims from America. This is a long throw backwards for America.