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African American History

African American History

1807
1600
1492
1700
1838
1863
1900
1954
2009
1963
1968
2000
2013
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
I - Before the abolition of slavery : II - Abolition of slavery from 1833 to 1838 :
- Quakers & abolitionist movement - "End" of the slavery in 1833 - Freedom of slaves in 1838
III - Short documentary :
IV - Impact in the world :
QUAKERS & THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT
QUAKERS & THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT
Quakers
Quakers
. . . .
- XVII century - Religious society - First activists against slavery
Abolitionist Movement
Abolitionist Movement
. . . .
- XVIII century - Goal : end slavery - Spotlight slave's life condition
2.1
"END" OF THE SLAVERY
"END" OF THE SLAVERY
1833
1833
. . . .
- "Freedom" of slaves - Financial compensations for owners - Apprenticeship period
About this document
About this document
. . .
- 1833 - Slavery abolition act
2.2
FREEDOM OF SLAVES
FREEDOM OF SLAVES
1838
1838
. . .
- End of the apprenticeship period - Full abolition of slavery
About this document
About this document
. . . .
- Celebrates the end of slavery (1st august 1838) - Announcement of a public thanksgiving
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
IMPACT IN THE WORLD
IMPACT IN THE WORLD
. . . .
- Pressure on other nations - Inspired the other coutries
. . . .
British empire had a strong influence in the abolition of slavery worldwide
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

1600

In the 1600s, 20 africans were brought to a maritime landmark in Virginia. They were sold an traded as slaves.
Representation of the 20 Africans at Point Comfort in Virginia
In 1661, a law passed to ban interracial marriage.

1963

On August 1963, a massive demonstration happened. About 250 000 people attended to protest against racial segregation.
Demonstration on August 1963
It ended by passing the civil rights act of 1964, which banned discrimination in voting and employment.

2009

Barack Obama was the first african american president to have been elected.
Barack obama

1954

The United States Supreme Court made the racial segregation* illegal in the public schools
photo of a school where African American students are integrated with white students
*Racial segregation : the separation of people of different "races".

1968

The 28 August 2013, was the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington. The president Barack Obama even had a speech to honor the demonstration in 1963.

1492

Back then in 1492, Christopher Colombus and his sailors discovered and colonized a new continent : America.
African slaves in America
They started farming tobacco, cotton and sugar. To fill the lack of workers, they used africans as slaves to work for them.

1807

The congress abolished the importation of African slaves in 1807. After that, the internal trade* in enslaved people increased. *Internal trade : trading inside the coutry.

1863

The president Lincoln issues the emancipation proclamation freeing all the slaves in confederate states.
Emancipation Proclamation of 1863

1968

In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr, a Baptist minister* and a social activist died shot in his Lorraine Motel room by Tenn. James Earl Ray.
Martin Luther King jr
*Baptist minister : pastor