| 1787 |
|
The Northwest Ordinance prevents slavery in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio.
|
| 1810 |
|
There are 24 Africans or African Americans enslaved in Detroit.
|
| 1833 |
|
Elizabeth Chandler, of Raisin Valley, creates the Michigan Anti-slavery
Society. The Blackburn Affair is the first racial civil insurrection in
Detroit's history and the Underground Railroad.
|
| 1846 |
|
The Crosswhite affair occurs.
|
| 1847 |
|
The Kentucky Slave Raid occurs in Vandalia.
|
| 1850 |
|
The Fugitive Slave Act makes it legal to capture African-Americans and return
them to slavery.
|
| 1855 |
|
Michigan's personal Liberty Law directs prosecuting attorneys to defend
anyone arrested as a fugitive slave.
|
| 1863 |
|
The Underground Railroad is no longer needed after the Emancipation
Proclamation.
|
