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The slave trade in the UNited States was abolished by congressional vote
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Supreme court issued Frederick Douglass as a slave and property
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John brown raided the national armory at harpers ferry with other armed and trained blacks.
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Abraham lincoln signs emancipation proclimation freeing all slaves int he union.
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Civil war ended, uniting the north and south, giving the slaves theeir freedom.
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The 14th amendment was passed granting citizenship to all those born in the US, including freed slaves.
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Rosa Parks was arrested after not yielding her seat to a white man.
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Segregation of Blacks and Whites ended all over the USA because of Lyndon B. Johnson
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MLK and many other nonviolent protesters march on selma to try to gain their freedom.
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President Lyndon Johnson creates the 15th amendment creating equal voting rights for everyone.
