IMPORTANT CONCEPTS: AFRICAN AMERICANS IN U.S. HISTORY

First African Slaves in Jamestown

Arrival of the first African slaves in Jamestown in 1619 marked the beginning of slavery in the American colonies.

Stono Rebellion (1739)

Slave uprising in South Carolina that resulted in harsher conditions for slaves after being suppressed.

⅗ Compromise (1787)

Constitutional provision counting slaves as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation purposes.

Haitian Revolution (1803)

Successful slave rebellion in Haiti led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, resulting in independence from France.

Missouri Compromise (1820)

Legislation admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance between slave and free states.

Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

Decree by President Lincoln that freed all slaves in Confederate territories during the Civil War.

13th Amendment (1865)

Constitutional amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States.

Jim Crow Laws (1870s)

Laws enforcing racial segregation and discrimination, particularly in the Southern states.

Brown v

Landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

Civil Rights Act (1964)

Legislation prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations and enhancing federal enforcement of desegregation.