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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was a American abolitionist, author, and speaker. Douglass escaped slavery when he was 20 years old. For sixteen years he edited a influential black newspaper and achieved international fame as a writer and speaker. -
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African American Equality
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Emancipation Proclamation
On September 22, soon after the Union victory at Antietam Lincoln issued the Emacipation Proclamation. This declared that as of January 1, 1863 all slaves in the rebellious states "Shall be then, thenceforward and forever free." While it did not free a single slave it was am important turning point in the war. Transforming the fight to preserve the nation, to a battle for human freedom. -
Equal Pay
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Black Codes
They were legal statutes and constitutional amendments enacted by the ex-Confederate states following the Civil War that sought to restrict the liberties of newly freed slaves, ensure a supply of inexpensive agricultural labor, and maintain white dominated hierarchy. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment offically outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Acts adopted after the Civil War -
Joseph H. Rainey
He was the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives. The first African American to be directly elceted to Congress. -
Hiram Rhodes Revels
He was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. He represented Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during reconstruction. Revels is one of only 6 African Americans to have served in the United States Senate. -
Jim Crow Laws enacted in Tennessee
Public Accomidations. Hotel keepers, carriers of passangers, and keepers of places of amusement have the right to control access and exclude persons as "that of any private person over his private house." -
Disfranchisement after Reconstruction
It prevented any state from denying the right to vote to any male citizen on account of his race. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Klan was started in 1865 by six Confederate veterans. It was named after the word "kuklos" which means "circle" so the named it the "Circle of Brothers" In the mid-1920's the Klan peaked with 4-5 million members. -
Grandpa Gorny
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Grandma Gorny
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Ray Livinghouse
My great-grandpa's, Ray Erness Livinghouse, birthday. He was born in Jack's Cabin, Colorado. He married my great-grandma in 1944 in Michigan City. He had 5 kids, 6 grandkids, and 14 great-grandchildren. He passed away December 29, 2011 -
Lydia Livinghouse
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Social Security Act of 1935
It covered less than 60% of the civillian work force in the U.S. -
Papa Tanksley
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Ernie Livinghouse
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Linda Livinghouse
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1st African American NHL Player
Willie O'Ree was the 1st NHL player in 1958. He played as a winger for the Boston Bruins. He is a Canadian. He was often called "the Jackie Robinson of ice hockey" due to breaking the color barrier of the sport. Willie was also 95% blind in one eye -
David Gorny
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Brenda Gorny
