THE LONG ROAD TO CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICA

1619 First known slaves The first known instance of African slavery in the fledgling English Colonial America is recorded. 1712 New York Slave Revolt A group of 23 enslaved Africans kill nine white people. More than 70 blacks are arrested and 21 subsequently executed. After the uprising, the laws governing black people are made more restrictive. 1780 A minor victory Pennsylvania becomes the first state in the newlyformed United States to abolish slavery by law. 1790-1810 Manumission of slaves Slaveholders in the upper south free their slaves following the revolution, and the percentage of free blacks rises from one per cent to ten per cent. 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln proclaims the freedom of blacks still in slavery across ten states – around 3.1 million people. 1865 Black…

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