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FIRST ENSLAVED AFRICANS ARRIVE

400 years ago, the first ship carrying African slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia | WSET

On August 20, 1619, “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by
the Portuguese, arrived in the British colony of Virginia and
are then bought by English colonists.

The arrival of the enslaved Africans in the New World marked
the beginning of two and a half centuries of
slavery in North
America
.

1619: 400 years ago, a ship arrived in Virginia, bearing human cargo | Slavery, History ...

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ADMENDMENT ADOPTED ON THIS DAY

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July 28, 1868: Following its ratification by the necessary three-
quarters of U.S. states, the
14th Amendment, granting citizenship 
to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—was officially adopted into the U.S.
Constitution. Secretary of State William Seward issues a
proclamation certifying the amendment.
 

Secretary of State William H. Seward Photograph by Redemption Road
William Henry Seward
(May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872)

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REPUBLICAN PARTY FOUNDED THIS DAY IN 1854

Republican Party beats slimy alternative -- State Journal editorial from 140 years ago | Opinion ...
The movement that would create the anti-slavery party first
met here in Ripon, Wisconsin.

The former members of the Whig Party met to establish a new
party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories.

The Whig Party, which was formed in 1834 to oppose the “tyranny”
of President
Andrew Jackson, had shown itself incapable of
coping with the national crisis over slavery.

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Republican Party founded - HISTORY

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THE FIRST STEP TO FREEDOM ON THIS DAY

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On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a
preliminary
Emancipation Proclamation in the midst of the
Civil War ,
which set a date for the freedom of more than 3
million enslaved in the United
States and would also recast
the
Civil War as a fight against slavery.

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SLAVERY IN NORTH AMERICA BEGAN IN 1619

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On August 20, 1619, “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese, arrived in the British colony of Virginia and were
then bought by English colonists. The arrival of the enslaved
Africans in the New World marked the beginning of two and a
half centuries of
slavery in North America.      


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