jan 1, 1843 - First in Kansas Territory to oppose slavery
Description:
Wyandot Lucy Armstrong noted that her tribe was “the first in the Territory … to oppose slavery” as the Wyandot council enacted a law forbidding the introduction of slaves into their land in 1843, even as their own people were dying of a measles.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1843
Now
~ 181 years ago
