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William Lloyd Garrison launches The Liberator
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Nat Turner leads slave revolt in Virginia
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American Anti-Slavery Society founded in Boston
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American Anti-Slavery launches campaign to send antislavery agents to every state of the Union
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Sarah Grimke's "Letters on the Equality of The Sexes and the Condition of Women"
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Henry Highland Garnet's "Address to the Slaves of the USA"
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The Great Famine in Ireland
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Rebellion against American authorities in Taos, NM
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Discovery of gold in CA lures immigrants from around the world, including China
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Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, NY
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Harriett Tubman escapes from slavery
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Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech
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William Lloyd Garrison burns a copy of the Constitution in protest of slavery