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1831 - Nat Turner Begins His Rebellion
Nat Turner, who led a slave rebellion, to end slavery and free slavery slaves, told his story in The confessions of Nat Turner. -
1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe Publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, the leading Abolitionist tale against, slavery and owning slaves. -
1858 - Lincoln and Douglas Debates Begin
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas participated in the Lincoln Douglas Debates on slavery and states' rights before the civil war. -
1863 - Lincoln Signs Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery during the Civil War, was written by Abe Lincoln, to rally the support of abolitionists. -
1865 - Formation of the Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan, created to keep blacks in virtual slavery, was founded by Minor Merriweather. -
1896 - Plessy vs. Ferguson Case Upholds Segregation
In Plessy v. Ferguson, Segregation and Jim Crow were held up by the U.S. Supreme Court, of which only John Marshall Harlan stood for Black civil rights.