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First people to condemn slavery. Wanted equality for all!
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Stressed values such as equality and freedom for all citizens.
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Newspaper that distributed and mass produced abolitionist ideas. Called for the immediate and complete freedom of all slaves.
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Rebellion in Southampton, Virginia to retaliate against those supporting slavery. Killed over 65 people
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The North star was the most influential black newspaper of its time. It was used to show how slavery was wrong.
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Made helping an escaped slave a crime. Passed because of abolitionists and the Underground Railroad.
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John Brown led a rebellion in Harper's Ferry, Va against slave owners. He captured and killed important citizens and stole weapons. The rebellion was unsuccessful. Later charged with murder and hanged.
