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Abraham Lincoln issued this document to free the slaves in the rebel states.
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The first military group of slaves to fight in the civil war.
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The Union army created a portion (10-20%) of the army for freed slaves.
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Harriet Tubman liberates 750 people. (liberate-Set free from a situation).
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This battle begins with an African American Infantry unit.
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This admendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery
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Gives blacks the right to vote, including former slaves
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded by a group of people of different races of activist in New York.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person.
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first black student to get in the University of Mississippi
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James Meredith was the first black student to join the University of Mississippi.
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Bloody Sunday
