You might like to look at Skytrax; www.airlinequality.com which rates airlines with one to five stars. Most US based carriers get three stars, as does American. The site will also allow you to view passenger's comments bout their experiences. Again, many people only comment when things go wrong, so bear that in mind.
Reconstruction and Its Aftermath. The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 freed African Americans in rebel states, and after the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment emancipated all U.S. slaves wherever they were. As a result, the mass of Southern blacks now faced the difficulty Northern blacks had confronted--that of a free people surrounded by many hostile whites.
TIMELINE OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA 1501-1865. 1501. African Slaves in the New World Spanish settlers bring slaves from Africa to Santo. Domingo (now the capital of the Dominican Republic). 1522. Slave Revolt: the Caribbean Slaves rebel on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which.