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Black Past: The First Emancipation

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This encyclopedia entry gives interesting information about how the Quakers encouraged legislation that led to the banning of slavery in states in the Northeast by 1820.

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citizenship, natural rights, social justice, new england, quakers
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bound labor, emancipation, emancipation in northern states, expansion of slavery, freedom for slaves, importation of slaves, opposition to slavery, social discrimination, black past, encyclopedia of african american history, first emancipation, northwest ordinance, northwest territory
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)