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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
History of Slavery
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Dec 6, 1492
Columbus lands in the West Indies
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Olaudah Equiano Born
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The British Slavery Abolition Act
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Fredrick Douglass travels to Ireland and England
Douglass spent two years in Ireland and Britain, where he gave many lectures in churches and chapels -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln was the unlikely 16th President of the United States of America. -
Proclomation of Emancipation
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Craig Keilburger Born
The founder of Save the Children charity. He founded it when he was only 12 years of age after reading the story of Iqbal Masih