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Apr 25, 2024 · Slavery existed in the United States from its founding in 1776 and became the main cause behind the country's bloody Civil War.
May 30, 2012 · Slavery in America. In 1619, the Dutch introduced the first captured Africans to America, planting the seeds of a slavery system that evolved into a nightmare of abuse and cruelty that would ...
Oct 14, 2009 · Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. Black history in the United States is a rich and varied chronicle of slavery and liberty, oppression and progress, segregation and achievement.
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Slavery in America. (3m 1s) tv-pg. In 1619, the Dutch introduced the first captured Africans to America, planting the seeds of a slavery system that evolved into a nightmare of abuse and...
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Oct 29, 2009 · MPI/Getty Images. Harriet Tubman was an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved people to freedom before the Civil War, all while carrying ...
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Black History Milestones: Timeline. Black history in the United States is a rich and varied chronicle of slavery and liberty, oppression and progress, segregation and achievement.