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1776 |
There are some 500,000 enslaved persons in the U.S. |
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01/31/1777 |
Prince Hall and others petition the General Court for emancipation. |
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11/15/1777 |
Articles of Confederation are approved in Philadelphia. |
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1777 |
Massachusetts legislature fails to pass legislation outlawing slavery. |
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02/10/1780 |
African-Americans complain about taxes to the Provincial Congress. |
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06/12/1781 |
Walker v. Jennison decision frees an enslaved man in Worcester. |
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08/22/1781 |
Brom and Bett v. Ashley decision frees two enslaved women in Sheffield. |
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07/08/1783 |
Commonwealth v. Jennison decision ends slavery in Massachusetts. |
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09/28/1785 |
Walker (David) is born in Wilmington, North Carolina. |
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1788 |
Rev. James Belknap and his congregants at the Arlington Street Church petition the General Court to abolish slavery. |
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