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2008: last laws and the triangular trade today

emacollo2006 — 2025-01-07 14:40:06 UTC

The Us house of Representatives passed a resolution apologising for American slavery and subsequent discriminatory laws

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About 12 million Africans were transported across the Atlantic.

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The Congress outlawed the slave trade with Africa. The prohibition took effect on January 1, 1808.

emacollo2006 — 2025-01-07 14:48:20 UTC

The 13th Amendment prohibited slavery in the country

emacollo2006 — 2025-01-07 14:54:36 UTC

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves held in the Confederate states

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned segregation and prohibited discrimination in public places and employment.

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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ending bus segregation.

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One of the most influential and inspiring leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States.

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Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern U.S., restricting African Americans' rights in public facilities, schools, and voting.

2025-01-07 17:47:14 UTC

The American Civil War was a conflict between the Northern and Southern states of the United States.