1820 ⟶ American Colonization Society Establishes Liberia
Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for fre...
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⛓️ Arrival of First Enslaved Africans in Present-day United States
European slaving reaches America when the first Africans are brought to the present-day United States.⟶
Transatlantic Slave TradeSlaveryAfrican DiasporaColonialismUnited States HistoryAtlantic WorldRace Relations
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Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo🏘️ American Colonization Society Establishes Liberia
Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves.⟶
ColonizationTransatlantic Slave TradeAbolitionismDiasporaSocial ReformAtlantic WorldSettler Colonialism
LiberiaUnited States🗣️ Seneca Falls Convention Launches Women's Rights Movement
Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for women's suffrage.⟶
Women's RightsSuffrageSocial ReformFeminismGender EqualityUnited States HistoryActivism
United States🗣️ Frederick Douglass Delivers "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro"
Frederick Douglass delivers his speech "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" in Rochester, New York.⟶
African American HistorySlaveryAbolitionismCivil RightsOratoryEquality
United States🏃🏿♂️ Enslaved Man Gordon Escapes Louisiana Plantation
Gordon (slave) Gordon, or "Whipped Peter", was an enslaved African American who escaped from a Louisiana plantation in March 1863.⟶
SlaveryAmerican Civil WarAfrican American HistoryLouisianaEmancipationAbolitionismResistance
United States🗺️ National Geographic Society Established
National Geographic Society founded⟶
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