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White supremacist John King sentenced to death
White supremacist John King, one of three white men accused of chaining James Byrd to a pickup and dragging him along a Texas road until he was decapitated, was sentenced to death by lethal injection. If his death penalty is carried out, he will be the first white Texan executed for killing a black
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Feb
25
1999
Congress bans the slave trade
Congress banned the slave trade, prohibiting the importation of slaves into the United States or the territories thereof after January 1, 1808.
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Jan
1
1808
Massachusetts slaves petitioned the legislature
Massachusetts slaves petitioned the legislature for freedom. There is a record of eight freedom petitions during the Revolutionary War period.
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Jan
6
1773
William and Ellen Craft escaped from slavery
William and Ellen Craft escaped from slavery in Georgia. Mrs. Craft impersonated a slave holder and her husband, William, assumed the role of her servant in one of the most dramatic of the slave escapes.
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Dec
26
1848
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment to Freedmens Bureau bill authorizing the distribution of public land and confiscated land to freedmen and loyal refugees in forty acre lots. The measure was defeated in the House by a vote of 126 to 37. A Black delegation, led by Frederick Douglas
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Feb
5
1866
Ghana became an independent state
March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great
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Mar
6
1957
John C. Freemont
John C. Fremont issued proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels. Lincoln revoked the proclamation.
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Aug
30
1854
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1671 - There are 2000 African slaves in Virginia
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Jan
0
1671
A South Carolina act prohibits teaching slaves to write.
A South Carolina act prohibits teaching slaves to write.
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Jan
0
1740
District of Columbia abolishes slavery
District of Columbia abolishes slavery
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Feb
2
1862
Missouri Compromise encated
Missouri Compromise encated. The measure prohibited slavery to the north of southern boundary of Missouri.
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Mar
3
1820
Virginia statue imposes reduced import duties on merchants who bring slaves in
Virginia statue imposes reduced import duties on merchants who bring slaves into the colony.
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Jan
0
1659
A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus
A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus
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Jan
0
1815
Slavery Abolishment
Vermont became the first American colony to abolish slavery. By 1783 slavery was prohibited in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Pennsylvania passed a gradual emancipation law in 1780. Connecticut and Rhode Island barred slavery in 1784 and were followed by New York (gradual emancipation) and New
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Jul
2
1777
Jefferson Davis Signed Bill
Jefferson Davis signed bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers in the Confederate army.
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Mar
13
1861
Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court
Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice despite opposition of civil rights organizations.
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Dec
6
1971
Anti-Slavery Law
The provisional governor of Florida abolishes slavery by proclamation.
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Aug
3
1865
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1669 - A Virginia act rules that slave owners will not be held liable for killing their slaves.
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Jan
0
1669
The Peabody Fund is established to provide monies for construction, endowments,
The Peabody Fund is established to provide monies for construction, endowments, scholarships, teacher, and industrial education for newly freed slaves.
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Jan
6
1867
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties outlaws bondslavery (a term used interchan
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties outlaws bond
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Jan
0
1641
Freed American slaves established Liberia, 1824
Freed American slaves established Liberia, 1824
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Aug
15
1824
Possible birthday of Frederick Douglass
Possible birthday of Frederick Douglass, abolitionist and orator. Born into slavery as Frederick Baile, Douglass purchased his freedom in 1845 and went on to become the greatest abolitionist of his time.
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Feb
14
1817
The first major conspiracy of people in Colonial America
The first major conspiracy of people in servitude was documented in Colonial America. A plot of black slaves and white servants was betrayed by a servant in Gloucester County, Virgina.
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Sep
13
1663
Soldier & patriot James Robinson is born. When he won a medal for bravery at th
Soldier & patriot James Robinson is born. When he won a medal for bravery at the Battle of Yorktown, he was promised his freedom for fighting with the Americans. After the war, he was sold back into slavery.
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Nov
28
1753
Council of general officers decided to bar slaves
Council of general officers decided to bar slaves and free Blacks from Continental Army.
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Oct
8
1775
U.S. Constitution Approved
U.S. Constitution approved at Philadelphia convention with three clauses protecting slavery.
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Sep
17
1787
President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act
President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act which outlawed discrimination in the sale, rental or leasing of housing. This bill also made it a crime to interfere with civil rights workers and to cross state lines to incite a riot.
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Apr
11
1968
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1724 - Virginia offera a tax break to slave holders if they instruct and baptize their slaves.
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Jan
0
1724
North American Slave Narratives
North American Slave Narratives documents the individual and collective story of the African American struggle for freedom and human rights in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The project received a two-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund the
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Jan
0
0
Civil Rights
New York Slave Revolt. April 7, 1712 Nine whites were killed in a slave revolt in New York City. Planned by 27 slaves, the rebellion was begun by setting fire to an outhouse; as whites came to put the fire out, there were shot. The state militia was called out to capture the rebels and the city of
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1712
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