Slavery
Today in labor history: Prince Hall, revolutionary abolitionist, dies
December 4, 2012Prince Hall, revolutionary, abolitionist and Masonic leader, died in Boston on Dec. 4, 1807.
Read moreToday in history: President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
November 19, 2012One of the best-known speeches in American history, it was delivered by Lincoln in the midst of the Civil War, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
Read moreToday in labor history: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
October 16, 2012Brown, a minister and fierce opponent of slavery, sought to obtain weapons from the arsenal to defeat the slaveocracy in the South. John Brown and his men were captured and executed.
Read moreToday in labor history: Nat Turner begins anti-slavery revolt
August 21, 2012On Aug. 21, 1831 Nat Turner begins a bloody slave revolt in Southampton County, Va., killing about 60 whites and freeing slaves along the way. It is considered the largest revolt of enslaved people in U.S....
Read moreToday in labor and peoples history: Seminole Wars begin
July 27, 2012On this date in 1815 the first Seminole War began with the attack on a fort held by runaway slaves in Florida.* Some sources credit Colonel Edmund Gaines as leading the attack; others credit Andrew Jackson...
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