Michigan Personal Freedom Acts 162 & 163 (1855)
As a direct result of stricter Fugitive Slaves laws being enacted by the US Congress, Michigan passed act 162 which allowed fugitives the...
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Dred Scott Decision (1857)
The result of this decision made by the United States Supreme Court held that free blacks might be citizens with full equality in some...
Day v Owen (1858)
Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of Owen owner of the steamer on the Detroit to Toledo route. The court found the Days had the right...
Ableman v Booth (1859)
This case exemplifies continued confrontation between the powers of states (especially northern ones) and federal legal jurisdiction,...
First Michigan Colored Infantry is formally recognized to fight for the Union Army (1864)
At the onset of the civil war, blacks in various life situations from freemen to escaped slaves, wanted to enlist in the Union forces but...
13th Amendment Ratified (1865)
Formally abolished slavery in the United States. The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor...
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