What events in the history of slavery in America have had a notable impact on the current state of U.S. society and cultural relations?

Answer 1

Whole books have been written about the impact of slavery and surrounding events.

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Answer 2

Whole books -- that's right! And umpteen websites and articles, etc.

http://books.google.com/books?q=timeline%20us%20history%20slavery&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wp

http://www.google.com/search?q=timeline+us+history+slavery&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a