“The African American Struggle”

The start of slavery, this is when the King of Spain introduces the first enslaved Africans to Spain’s colonies.

Slavery abolished in Massachussetts and black men granted the right to vote

Pensylvania’s first gradual emancipation law: all children of slaves born after Nov. 1, 1780 will be free on their 28th birthday.

Conneticut and Rhode Island adopt gradual emancipation laws

⅗ compromise: African American votes only count for ⅗ representation

Slave trade is illegal in Massachussetts

New York adobts a gradual emancipation law.

Ohio outlaws slavery

The importation of enslaved Africans is abolished

marriage between African Americans is first recognized in New York

Slavery is abolished in New York

Segregated schools are outlawed in Masachussetts

Slavery is abolished in District of Colombia

Emancipation Proclimation freed all slaves in all portions that were not in the Confederacy

there was a bill passed that equalized pay, equiptment, arms, and healthcare for Africans in the Union Army

Slavery is outlawed in the United States

14th Amendment is passed, which guarentees due process and equal protection under the law to all US citizens. It also grants citizenship to African Americans

14th Amendment is ratified

15th Amendment sent out for approval

15th Amendment is ratified

Civil Rights Acts enacted

Morgan vs Virginia: segregation on buses is ruled unconstitutional

Executive Order 9981: desegregation of the armed forces

interracial marriage is allowed by California supreme court

Shelley vs Kraemer: Supreme Court rules that all governments cannot enforce segretated or restricting housing between races

Supreme court rules that segregation in restaurants in District of Colombia is unconstitutional

Brown vs Board of Education: segregation in all schools is unconstitutional

Hernandez vs Texas: ruled that all racial groups will recieve equal rights under the 14th Amendment

Executive Order 10590: nondiscrimination in federal employment

Gayle vs Browder: bans segregation in intrastate travel

Civil Acts Right of 1964: bans all public accomodation discrimination

Voting Rights Act signed into law

Loving vs Virginia: interracial marriage allowed in all states

Civil Acts Right of 1968: outlaws discrimination in the selling and renting of housing

US Supreme Court rules that race cannot be a factor in determining school assignments

Slavery of African Americans becomes common in the (now) United States/13 colonies