Roots-Timeline By abisim Feb 1, 1818 Fredrick Douglass Born Sep 3, 1838 Fredrick Douglass Escaped From Slavery Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 All citizens of the U.S. now required to help in the capture of runaway slaves. Sep 20, 1850 Slave Trade Illegalized in DC Part of the Compromise of 1850 Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Published Mar 4, 1861 Secession of Southern States Apr 12, 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Passed by Abraham Lincoln Apr 9, 1865 End of Civil War Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln Assasinated Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 20, 1895 Fredrick Douglass Died