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Would you be able to give me a timeline from the beginning of our country to the end where everyone was created equal (men, women, african-americans, etc.)?

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Hi Timmy,

I'm not sure I unserstand your question.  The point of the line in the declaration is that everyone is always created equal adn that government should recognize that.  If you are trying to get at exactly when members of all groups were treated equally by government, many would argue that is still not the case even today.

However, for various US history timelies, you may find this site helpful:

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0902416.html

I hope this helps!
- Mike  

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I will answer questions relating to discrimination law or the 14th Amendment, sexual harrassment, etc. But I can`t give specific legal advice involving specific cases you might have.

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