American Society (dec 6, 1865 – apr 6, 1896)
Description:
who: Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Fredrick Douglas William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown, and Abraham Lincolnwhere: Washington DC
what: The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) ended slavery, and slavery’s end meant newfound freedom for African Americans.
why: it was significant to human rights as people of colour were now free from being slaves which violates their rights
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Date:
dec 6, 1865
apr 6, 1896
~ 30 years