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Crispus attacks, 1st African American killed in Revolutionary War
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Thomas Jefferson would disapprove the slave trade from the Declaration of Independence from the pressure of southern colonies.
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Blacks would fight for both the British and American forces, which was determined by who was offering freedom in doing so.
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Forbade slavery in the Northwest Territory.
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Slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person for representation.
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Congress would pass the first Fugitive Slave Act, which made it illegal to harbor an escaped slave.
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Missouri would be added as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state to keep the balance between slave and non-slaves states in the nation.
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Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm would publish the first African American newspaper in America.
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President Lincoln announced by the Emancipation Proclamation that if the Confederates did not end the fighting and rejoin the Union, all slaves would be free in rebellious states.
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Brothers James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson would compose the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing".
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Du Bois calls on African Americans to serve in World War I.
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Jesse Owens, an African American would compete in the Olympics for the United States and win in the 100 m sprint, 200 m dash, the broad jump, and 400 m relay.
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Jackie Robinson would become the first African American to compete in the major leagues of baseball who played a vital role in the civil rights movement.
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Martin Luther King Jr. would deliver a speech for human equality which was broadcasted around the world.
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Former President of the United States from 2008-2016, President Barack Obama would be the first African American elected as president of the United States in 2008.