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william lloyd garrison launched the liberator
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts.
Liberator appeared with the motto: “Our country is the world—our countrymen are mankind.” -
Nat turner lead a slave revolt in Virginia
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed anywhere from 55 to 65 people, the highest number of fatalities caused by any slave uprising. -
American anti slavery found in boston
was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. By 1838, the society had 1,350 local charters with around 250,000 members. There were many free slaves as members who often spoke at meetings -
sarah grimke letters on the equality of the sexes and the condition of women date
Sarah M. Gimke was an abolitionist and feminist. She was one of the first women to speak against slavery and for the equality of women. In this famous tract, Gimke defended the right of women to speak in public in defense of a moral cause. -
women's rights convention at seneca falls new york
This was the first womens rights convention. "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". -
Henry Highland Garnet address to the slaves of the united states of america
Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American best known as an abolitionist who was also an educator -
frederick douglass published the north star
After Douglass escaped, he wanted to promote freedom for all slaves. He published a newspaper in Rochester, New York, called The North Star. -
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery
Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South. Who later became an abolitionist -
fugitive slave act passed
Passed by the united states congress as part of the compromise of 1850 between ssouthern slave-holding and northern free-soilers -
Sojourner truth's "ain't I a woman" speech
She was born into slavery, in 1827 she gained her freedom. was a well known anti-slavery speeker. Given at the womens rights convention -
harriet beecher stowe uncle tom's cabin
An anti-slavery novel written by Harriet beecher stowe -
republican party was formed
whigs in the mid west were meeting to discuss the new party. One meeting was remembered as the meeting of the Ruplican party. -
kansas nebraska act
opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing white male settlers in those territories -
civil war in kansas known as bleeding kansas
It was when the Kansas-Nebraksa Act overturned the Missouri Compromise’s use of latitude as the boundary between slave and free territory -
the supreme court's dred scott decision
affirming the right of slave owners to take their slaves into the Western territories -
Charles sumner beating
Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a walking cane in retaliation for a speech given by Sumner two days earlier. -
lecompton constitution rejected by congress
the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas -
lincoln v douglas debates
From August 21 until October 15, Stephen Douglas battled Abraham Lincoln in face to face debates around the state. The prize they sought was a seat in the Senate -
john brown's raid on harpers ferry
attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt but marines stoped him led by robert e. lee -
election of 1860
set the stage for the American Civil War. lincon won.
Breckinridge Bell Douglas
