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Bacon was a poor white man who started the idea that the central enemy were rich white people. He believed it would be best for everyone to band together and fight against them for liberty for all.
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April 18, 1688: Germantown Petition Against Slavery

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April 18, 1688: Germantown Petition Against Slavery

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Mennonites circulate an antislavery petition denouncing oppression due to skin color by equating it with oppression due to religion.

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Phillis Wheatley (1753- December 5, 1784)

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Phillis Wheatley (1753- December 5, 1784)

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Phillis Wheatley was a creative intellectual that was so brilliant that white people could not believe it. She was purchased by the Wheatley family, she was never a working slave, and she was homeschooled. She was an excellent poet who was smarter than 18 of the smartest men in America. Phillis Wheatley proved that people of color are not any less intelligent because of their skin color.

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Slaves began to figure out ways to get away from their plantations. They sought out help from abolitionists who would help them learn to speak "proper english", would urge them to go to church, adopt new trades and even get married. These abolitionists were helping the runaways become more "white" because they knew if they kept their culture they would be caught and sent back to the plantation.
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In August 1791, almost half a million slaves in Haiti rose up against French rule. It was the first and only slave revolution that led to the establishment of a slavery free state. It came a symbol of freedom for slaves and inspired slave rebellions for years including the Prosser Rebellion (Reynolds 61-62).
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A slave revolt was planned by the Prossers in Virginia. Though it did not end up happening because the plans were found out, it would've been the biggest slave revolt in North America at that time. Showing the willpower all the enslaved people could hold when they banded together.

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Garrison & David Walker's appeals to abolish slavery 1829~1835

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Garrison & David Walker's appeals to abolish slavery 1829~1835

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Garrison was an editor of an abolitionist newspaper, while he did favor gradual abolition he was unafraid to speak out against colonization. David Walker was a black man who wrote An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World, in which he combated the idea that Black people were made to serve White people. The two men met and used eachother´s influence to create more abolitionist ideas and discredit slavery.

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Members. within this organization used new inventions such as the mass printing to their advantage, they were able to successfully put antislavery pamphlets into circulation among the nation to further spread their cause.

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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth - 1850 

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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth - 1850 

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This was a narrative written about a particular enslaved woman who was very bold and unashamed of who she was. She was said to be the kind of woman who would stand up in a room full of white people and declare her humanity. This is especially remarkable because at this time, that was basically a death sentence. Her influence inspired a White writer to go on to write a book highlighting black stories.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of the most influential abolitionist novels ever written. It had a major effect on people's attitudes towards African-Americans. Its storyline involves "Uncle Tom" who is a slave that saves the life of "Little Ava." This novel will powerfully depict what they go through during their life.

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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (June 1865)

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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (June 1865)

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In June of 1845 Frederick Douglass published The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. He gave a firsthand account of slavery and all of the horrible things slaves went through. His narrative became very popular and his idea was not only to show horrors of slavery but maybe to gain some white sympathy.

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On February 12, 1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded. The NAACP wanted to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights for black people. The NAACP was very successful throughout history for example it played a major role in the victory of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The NAACP still continues today.

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Angela Davis, an African American woman born in 1944 became a power activist in the movement for racial justice. She traveled the world, was a professor at UCLA and was a very successful author as well. She was similar to Phillis Wheatley in the way that she proved to the people of America you didn't have to be white to be successful and intelligent.

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The historic Brown vs Board of Education case shook the world of education in 1954. It was ruled unconstitutional to segregate schools due to a child's race. This can be looked at as a good and bad thing. It is a good thing because black and white children were now getting an equal level of education. On the other hand it can also be viewed as a racist movement, claiming children of color need to be integrated into a white school to get a "proper" education.

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In 1966 two men named Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party because they were fed up with how African-Americans were being treated. They created what was called "The Ten-Point Platform" to state exactly what they wanted. They attracted many young community members and created many organizations throughout the country.

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The Cosby Show was a famous American sitcom consisting of an upper class, stable black family. The show was looked at as fun and light hearted but in reality, it had a message behind it. Basically, if a black family wasn't like the Huxtables: rich, family oriented, loving, kind, then they weren't worthy of having anything. The black families who didn't resemble the "perfect American family" portrayed on The Cosby Show furthered the point of black people being "subhuman".

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1988 - HipHop is introduced into mainstream music

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1988 - HipHop is introduced into mainstream music

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Born in the South of the Bronx, this music style and art form began to build popularity as BET and MTV were airing hip-hop shows. This music became the soundtrack to driving change and empowerment. Forceful and inspiring songs were creating depicting what the sad truth about being a black person in America truly was.

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Rodney King was a 25 year old black man who was beaten by four Los Angeles police officers on March 3rd, 1991. The attack was filmed by a man named George Holliday. This caused an outpouring of people, black and white, demanding change. What stands out about this is the saying "history repeats itself". It is not 2020 and we are experiencing the same brutality, the same cry for change and the same civil unrest.

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When it was announced that Barack Obama would be president, happiness erupted all over the nation. He helped to serve as proof and pride. for Black people everywhere. Showing that the ability and talent of Black people knew no bounds, and was not to be overlooked. This served as a success against all the disbelievers, anyone who could've thought that a Black president was something that could never come into fruition.

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Since I am so young, I'm not sure that anything I have done or ever will do will have quite a big as an impact as the amazing people within this timeline. However, I personally strive to be someone who is known to be understanding and accepting of all regardless or race, class, or background. I think as a person of color myself it gives me insight into the fact that we all come from different walks of life, so simply just not being racist isn't enough.  I do my best to educate people on things like this and really help them to understand the actuality of what being antiracist is. I don't see it as being a nonobjective third party that simply doesn't participate in racism, but someone who actively uses their voice to speak against it within their community in any way they can.