<span>Public opinion turned against the workers and unionism fell into disrepute.</span>
The slave trade between Western Africa and the America's reached its peak in
the mid-18th century when it is estimated that over 80,000 Africans annually
crossed the Atlantic to spend the rest of their lives in chains.
Bill of rights are the first ten amendments of the constitution. The Fourteenth amendment granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
It requires that 50 percent of a states white male take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the union.
