Slave market memorial

Abolitionist Movement

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    Abolitionist Movement

    Abolitionist Movement
  • HarrietTubman is born

    HarrietTubman is born
    No one thought Harriet was important enough to record the birth date of. The one I put is false. When she grew up, she helped slaves escape to freedom.
  • Sojourner Truth

    Sojourner Truth
    Isabella Van Wagener (she changed her name to Sojourner Truth) went around the world speaking about slavery, and how it should be abolished.
  • John Brown's Raid

    John Brown's Raid
    John attacked a government storehouse filled with guns. He planned to give the guns to enslaved people so they could fight for their freedom.
  • United States Senate Election

    United States Senate Election
    Aberham Lincon and Senate Stephen A. Douglas were running for senate. Aberham Lincon soon was elected for president. He started a war to end slavery.
  • The attack on Fort Sumter

    The attack on Fort Sumter
    Fort Sumter was running low on supplies. The Confederacy then attacked them when they heard a shipment was going to the fort.