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Slave Trade
Early 1800s: The slave trade is thriving. -
The Liberator
The first issue of William Lloyd Garrison’s anti-slavery newspaper, the Liberator, is published. -
South Carolina
1832: South Carolina threatens to secede from the Union. -
Oberlin's Founding
Oberlin College was founded. -
Elijah P. Lovejoy
Pro-slavery supporters kill abolitionist printer, Elijah P. Lovejoy, while trying to protect his shop from its third destruction. -
Gag-rule
Congress passed a Gag-rule. This banned discussing, reading, printing, or referencing any petition relating slavery. -
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman begins her work to help free slaves through the Underground Railroad. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is issued, freeing all slaves living in the Confederacy.
