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Nat Turner begins the slave uprising in VirginiaFrederick Douglas publishes his autobiographyLincoln is elected President of the U.S.South Carolina approves its Declaration of SecessionHarriet Beecher Stowe published her book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"Harriet Tubman escapes from slaverySojourner Truth gives her speech "Ain't I a woman?"Congress passes the second Fugitive Slave ActJohn Brown attacks Harper's FerryFree black Americans found the Republic of LiberiaElizabeth Cady Stanton organizes the first Women's Rights ConventionsCongress passes the Kansas-Nebraska ActThe Supreme Court decides the Dred Scott case
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