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Start of slavery in america
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First enslaved poet
lucy terry writes Bar's Fight one of the first poems written by a slave -
Slavery is made illegal in the North
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invention of cotton gin
emphasized the importance of slavery to southern economy -
slaves revolt
An enslaved blacksmith by the name of Gabriel Prosser organizes a slave revolt but the plans are uncovered and prosser and other slaves are hanged -
Slave imports from Africa are banned by Congress
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Frederick Douglass
Douglass was born -
Another slave revolt
A previously enslaved carpenter named Denmark Vessey plans a revolt in South Carolina, but like Prosser he is discovered and Vessey along with 34 other slaves are hanged -
Abolitionist newspaper
Frederick Douglass creates his abolitionist newspaper -
Harriet Tubman escapes
Tubman escapes from slavery and becomes one of the most effective leaders of the Underground railroad -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Novel is published by Harriet Beecher Stowe and becomes conducive to the anti-slavery movement -
Dred Scott case
This case says Congress can't ban slavery in america -
Start of the KKK
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Civil War
civil war has begun -
FREEDOM
The Emancapation Proclamation is issued by Abraham lincoln, and it declares all slaves "henceforth" to be free