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FREDERICK DOUGLASS–WASHINGTON, DC MARSHAL
ALSO, A SKETCH OF JOSIAH HENSON, SAID TO BE THE INSPIRATION FOR “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN”–HE WAS A RESCUER OF SLAVES ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Harper’s Weekly New York April 21, 1877 Frederick Douglass...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S “HOUSE DIVIDED” SPEECH
“A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand.” New York Semi-Weekly Tribune June 25, 1858 Abraham Lincoln opens his campaign as the Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois of...
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NAT TURNER FINALLY CAPTURED AND IDENTIFIED!
THE NEGRO REVOLT IN SOUTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA–THE LEADER SPEAKS! Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, DC Monday, November 7, 1831 The news is confirmed that, “….the murderer, Nat Turner, has at last...
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JACKIE ROBINSON BREAKS THE BASEBALL RACIAL BARRIER
BROOKLYN DODGERS PURCHASE THE MINOR LEAGUE STAR The New York Times April 11, 1947 Sports page banner headline: “DODGER’S PURCHASE ROBINSON, FIRST NEGRO IN MODERN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.” Smaller...
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SLAVERY IS ABOLISHED IN THE U.S.
THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IS RATIFIED BY TWENTY-SIX STATES ANNOUNCEMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM SEWARD The New York Herald December 19, 1865 Following the end of the great...
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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ASSASSINATED
THE GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER IS GUNNED DOWN IN MEMPHIS Daily News New York April 5, 1968 In real “Breaking News,” this newspaper prints the huge front page headline: “MARTIN KING SHOT TO DEATH. Gunned...
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