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  2. All men are created equal - Wikipedia

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    The quotation "all men are created equal" is found in the United States Declaration of Independence and emblematic of the America's founding ideals. The final form of the sentence was stylized by Benjamin Franklin , and penned by Thomas Jefferson during the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1776. [ 1 ]

  3. Dred Scott v. Sandford - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. 1857 U.S. Supreme Court case on the citizenship of African-Americans 1857 United States Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court of the United States Argued February 11–14, 1856 Reargued December 15–18, 1856 Decided March 6, 1857 Full case name Dred Scott v. John F. A ...

  4. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.' The Declaration of ...

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    In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political ...

  5. James Mitchell Ashley - Wikipedia

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    James Mitchell Ashley (November 14, 1824 – September 16, 1896) was an American politician and abolitionist.A member of the Republican Party, Ashley served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio during the American Civil War, where he became a leader of the Radical Republicans and pushed for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, ending slavery in the United States.

  6. Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18.

  7. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The act of declaring independence was considered important, whereas the text announcing that act attracted little attention. [129] [22]: 160 The Declaration was rarely mentioned during the debates about the United States Constitution, and its language was not incorporated into that document.

  8. Plessy v. Ferguson - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case on racial segregation 1896 United States Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 13, 1896 Decided May 18, 1896 Full case name Homer A. Plessy v. John H. Ferguson Citations 163 U.S. 537 (more) 16 S. Ct. 1138; 41 L ...

  9. Frederick Douglass - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Talbot County, Maryland.The plantation was between Hillsboro and Cordova; [10] his birthplace was likely his grandmother's cabin [b] east of Tappers Corner and west of Tuckahoe Creek.