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Civil War Begins
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Civil War Ends
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13th Amendment takes effect.
Permanently abolishes slavery in the United States. 13th Amendment -
"Free" by Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild
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Sherman Riot of 1930
The Sherman Riot is an example of extreme racisim in the United States. The lynching of George Hughes - a man accused of assaulting a white man's wife - is a well known factor of the riot. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jcs06 -
"Negros Colgados " by Jose Orozco
Otherwise known as "The Hanged Negroes"; inspired by the lynching of George Hughes -
Harriet Tubman begins helping fugitive slaves
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"Harriet" by Elizabeth Catlett
