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Abolitionism in the United States
Abolitionism in the United StatesOn the 18th of February 1688, four men gathered in a house on Germantown Avenue. Francis Daniel Pastorius and three brothers signed a two-page document…
JuneteenthOn the 19th of June 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived on the island of Galveston to take command of more than 2,000 federal troops.
Emancipation ProclamationThe United States Constitution of 1787 did not use the word slavery but included several provisions about unfree persons.
John Brown's BodyThe melody known today as John Brown's Body emerged from the American camp meeting movement of the late 18th and early 19th century.