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the first blacks tread the American soil, disembarked from a Dutch ship, to work in the plantations of virginia alongside white servants from Europe.
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In 1777, slavery was banned in the following northern states: Vermont.
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Pennsylvania passes a law of gradual abolition of slavery.
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in 1783, Massachusetts abolished slavery, while New York slaves were gradually liberated by their masters
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Prohibition of the slave trade by the United States
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a civil war between 1861 and 1865 between the United States of America, led by Abraham Lincoln, led by Jefferson Davis
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a civil war between 1861 and 1865 between the United States of America, led by Abraham Lincoln, led by Jefferson Davis
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On January 31, 1865, as victory nears and the South, ruined and defeated, is no longer in a position to negotiate anything, Lincoln can finally present it to the vote of the House of Representatives. He obtains the required two-thirds majority after an intense parliamentary battle.
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December 25, 1865, a few days after the total abolition of slavery, some former Southern officers meet in Pulaski, Tennessee to form what will become the most famous and bloody American terrorist organization: the Ku Klux Klan
