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Hiram Revels The First African American Elected To Congress

August 17, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Hiram Revels The First African American Elected To Congress Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1822 – January 16, 1901) was...
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EMANCIPATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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EMANCIPATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA April 16, 1862 Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: The act entitled...
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THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

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THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION: A PROCLAMATION Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA, KANSAS, 1954 74 Supreme Court Reporter, p. 686-693 347 U.S. 483 BROWN ET...
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Plessy versus Ferguson – Legalizing Segregation

August 17, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
PLESSY v. FERGUSON 163 U.S. 537 (1896) May 18, 1896. [163 U.S. 537, 538] This was a petition for writs...
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Dred Scott Decision

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Dred Scott, Plaintiff in error, v. John F. A. Sandford. Supreme Court of the United States 60 U.S. 393; 15...
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The Fugitive Slave Act

August 17, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT OF 1850 THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 60. 1850 Chap. LX.–An Act to amend, and supplementary...
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THE BLACK CODE OF LOUISIANA

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THE “BLACK CODE” OF LOUISIANA March, 1724 Louis, by the Grace of God, King of France and of Navarre, to...
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Promise of 40 Acres and a Mule

August 17, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Order by the Commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi, January 15, 1865 IN THE FIELD, SAVANNAH, GA., January...
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