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A black slave an army against French soldiers in Haiti
In 1791 a black slave called Toussaint L` Ouverture led an army of slaves against French soldiers on the island of Haiti -
Haiti became the first free black country
But in 1804 Haiti became the first free black country. -
Britain ended the buying and selling of slaves in 1807
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A new country was born in West Africa ( Liberia )
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A slave called Nat Turner led slaves against their white owners.
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The North and South went to war in 1861 ( USA )
More than 180,000 black soldiers fought for the North. -
The North won the war and slavery in the South
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More than 1,000 blacks were killed by whites in the South.
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America entered the Second World War.
Black soldiers fought bravely for their country, but the American army was segregated. -
A new law said that blacks and whites must go to the same schools.
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John F.Kennedy became president of the United States
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Only he 6% of the blacks were registred to vote in the south.
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More than 250,000 people came to Washington and marched to the Lincoln Memorial
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President John F.Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas.
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King died of a shot in the throat caused by a secessionist white.
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66% were registered. Now one could stop blacks from voting for their own leaders.
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A new law named the third Monday in January Martin Luther King Day, a new American holiday.