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1775 abolition
Pennsylvania Abolition Society was the first abolitionist group in US -
compromise of 1850
California admitted as a free state -
1800s abolition
states like Ohio began to outlaw slavery -
DRED SCOTT
DRED SCOTT sued for his right to freedom based on the fact that he had lived in a free state. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It freed slaves in southern states. -
NAACP
NAACP leads an anti-lynching campaign to help limit violence against African Americans