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[1619] - Slaves first arrive in the British Colonies

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[1619] - Slaves first arrive in the British Colonies

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In 1619 the first Slaves arrived in the Point Comfort, Virginia. These slaves were captured from a Portuguese slave ship. The slaves were usually converted to Christianity beforehand. ~19 Slaves arrived in Point Comfort in 1619.

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In 1793 a man named Eli Whitney made major changes to the slave industry. At this time slavery was starting to stoop to a low. Eli Whitney revived slavery through the cotton gin, he made it more feasible for plantation owners to keep track of slaves. The work of 10 could be done by 1.

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In 1831 a slave called Nat Turner started a revolt against his masters, and thereof slavery itself. At the strike of night he and a band of followers killed his masters family and headed to the local town. They reached a number of 75 men and killed a total of 60 whites. They were overwhelmed by state militia and over 100 slaves lost there lives. Turner was later hanged. This caused insecurities about how effective slaves were and how much they needed to be controlled.

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The railroad first started to became known in 1831, but it is known that parts of it existed in 1816. The underground railroad helped African Americans escape slavery. They moved slaves from hideout to hideout in the dead of night. Their goal was to help slaves escape to the far north and canada.

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Susan B. Anthony was a writer and activist among other things. Her and her family became involved in the abolitionists movement during this time. They provided their farm for a meeting place that people such as Frederick Douglass met at.

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Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave that spoke out against slavery. He was a leader in the Abolitionist movement and spent his entire non-slave life dedicated to abolitionism.

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Harriet Tubman was a Underground Railroad conductor and escaped slave. She went on man "missions" to bring slaves to the north to become free. She is one of the most known symbols.

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The Dred Scott case was a long court battle to decide Dred Scott's freedom. He filed for this case after he was legally free, but his master did not accept that. He was ruled against and lost in the end. He was eventually set free after his family was purchased.

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In 1859 John Brown, led a small force of 18 men to Harpers Ferry, VA. He wanted to instigate a rebellion. He had little to no supply's and he knew he was doomed from the start. All this did was cause more resentment between the North and South.

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The US Civil War was fought between a divided south and north. This was caused by tensions from the spread of slavery west. The south was afraid that the north would be able to outvote the south, and so they knew that if Lincoln came into power, they would lose in the politics.

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[1862] Lincoln & The Emancipation Procliamation

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[1862] Lincoln & The Emancipation Procliamation

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Abraham Lincoln, the American president at the time of the civil war, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. He gave citizenship to all those of African American dissent and allowed them to fight against the south. This was the first major change in African American Rights.

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African American Rights were changed in the south during reconstruction. Whilst they were citizens, the south took it among themselves to form white supremacy groups such as the KKK and create the Jim Crow Laws. These laws segregated and limited African American lives.

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Du Bois was the first African American to graduate from Harvard. Du Bois was an African American rights activist taking parts in such things as the Niagara Movement. He helped co-found the NAACP.

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The NAACP was founded in 1909 as an African American Activist group in response to the 1908 Race riot. The founding members were ones such as Du Bois, William Walling, Mary Ovington, and more.

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Marcus Garvey formed UNIA as a African American Rights Movement. It became a nationalist "Back to Africa" Movement and had followers around the world.

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The Harlem Rennaisance was a boom in black culture in New York City. It created new art forms such as Jazz and new works. It helped to form an African American Identity during the early 1900's

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The Tuskegee Airmen was a group of African American aviators that trained and performed during WW2. It showed an advance in the military as they were given more to do and promoted to higher roles.

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In 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in sports. He became the first African American in an All White sport at this time, Baseball. Proving that anybody can become anything.

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In 1952 Malcolm X was released from prison and joined NOI, teaching African Americans to do more and better things. He was responsible for bringing in 29,500 new members from 1952 and 1963 all in the name of Activism.

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In 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education took place. This court case was a case to decide whether to keep or abolish segregation within schools.

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Emmet Till was a young boy in 1955 when he was murdered, after a white woman said he was slandering her. He was murdered by her and she got away scott free after a biased jury voted for her. Across the US people saw how bad and rampant the Jim Crow laws and racism were.

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[1955] Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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[1955] Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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In 1955 in a segregated bus, Rosa Parks sat in the 1st colored row. She was told to move, but refused and brought about a boycott of buses. She was arrested and fined 10 dollars, but this changed the US forever.

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In 1957, in Little Rock, Arkansas the central high school was desegregated, the first of its kind. White people were mad at this decision & so the Sate Militia had to be called in to protect the students.

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[1963] Martin Luther King Jr & I Have a Dream Speech

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[1963] Martin Luther King Jr & I Have a Dream Speech

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In 1963 MLK marched on Washington D.C. to perform his I Have a Dream... Speech. This brought together over 250,000 people to demand equality for all and to end racial discrimination. This is cited as one of the most influential events in American History, and led to the creation of the 24th amendment. He was shot to death in 1968.

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In 1963 John Lewis helped lead the march upon Washington with MLK. He was an avid civil-rights advocate. He has served in the US government since 1987.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 stands to be the end of the civil-rights movement. This Act ended segregation and bias across the US.

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The Voting Rights Act was the final step in Civil-Rights, it finally fully guaranteed the right to vote for all African-Americans.