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Textile Mill
Large textile mill opens in Lowell Massachusetts. -
Slavery
sojourner truth is freed from slavery. -
The Appeal pamphlet
David Walker prints appeal, a pamphlet urging slaves to revolt -
Slave Rebellion
Nat Turner leads slave rebellion. -
Trade Union
National trades union is formed -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass flees to New York City to escape slavery. -
Brook Farm
Utopian community is established at Brook Farm. -
Walden Pond
Henry David Thoreau moves to Walden Pond. -
Women's Rights
Sarah Bailey founded the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association. -
Women's Rights
Seneca Falls convention on women's rights is held.