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  2. Timeline of African-American history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of African-American history, the part of history that deals with African Americans. Europeans arrived in what would become the present day United States of America on August 9, 1526. With them, they brought families from Africa that they had captured and enslaved with intentions of establishing themselves and future ...

  3. Demerara rebellion of 1823 - Wikipedia

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    The Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving between 9,000 and 12,000 slaves that took place in the British colony of Demerara-Essequibo in what is now Guyana. The exact number of how many took part in the uprising is a matter of debate. [1] The rebellion began on 18 August 1823 and lasted for two days. Their goal was full emancipation.

  4. Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia

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    This timeline shows abolition laws or actions listed chronologically. It also covers the abolition of serfdom. Although slavery of non-prisoners is technically illegal in all countries today, the practice continues in many locations around the world, primarily in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, often with government support. [1]

  5. Category:Slavery in Guyana - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Slavery in Guyana" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Berbice Rebellion; D.

  6. List of African-American abolitionists - Wikipedia

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    Timeline; Atlantic slave trade; Abolitionism in the United States; Slavery in the colonial history of the US; Revolutionary War; Antebellum period; Slavery and military history during the Civil War; Reconstruction era. Politicians; Juneteenth; Civil rights movement (1865–1896) Jim Crow era (1896–1954) Civil rights movement (1954–1968 ...

  7. African-American history - Wikipedia

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    African-American history started with the forced transportation of Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. The European colonization of the Americas , and the resulting Atlantic slave trade , encompassed a large-scale transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic.

  8. Afro-Caribbean history - Wikipedia

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    Afro-Caribbean history (or African-Caribbean history) is the portion of Caribbean history that specifically discusses the Afro-Caribbean or Black racial (or ethnic) populations of the Caribbean region. Most Afro-Caribbean People are the descendants of captive Africans held in the Caribbean from 1502 to 1886 during the era of the Atlantic slave ...

  9. List of landmark African-American legislation - Wikipedia

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    Land Ordinance of 1784: Prohibited slavery in any new states after the year 1800. Omitted in final version of the bill; Wilmot Proviso (1847) - sought to prohibit slavery in the territory acquired in the Mexican-American War. Lodge Fair Elections bill (1890) - proposal to empower the federal government to ensure fair elections.