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Elias Neau, school
French colonist, Elias Neau opens the school for enslaved African American in New York -
Restrict voting
Restrict voting rights to white men -
Crispus Attucks die for American Independence
Crispus Attucks first African American to die for American Independence -
Vermont abolish slavery
Vermont was the first jurisdiction to abolish slavery -
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which provided a major boost for the slave economy -
African Americans school becomes part of Boston public schools
Previously independent African American schools becomes part of Boston public school system