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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
African American Slavery
Slavery has effect African American in the late 18040's. The abolition movement was a movement to free slaves from there shackles to make everyone in America equal.
13 Amendment
The 13th amendment is what gave African American freedom. This Amendment was in bill into the Constitution to officially abolish slavery and prohibit slavery towards the end of slavery. The amendment was made during the reconstruction era. During the war African American had no equal rights and no power over whites. This Amendment gave what rights we have today in our American society. During the war slaves were being ship from the north and south. African Americans fought for there rights. Lincoln wanted African American to be free and have a right to speak how they are being treated. Slavery became a sin after the 13 Amendment was force into effect. No white could keep slaves on plantation or selling slaves. This gave power to african american people.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Elijah Lovejoy

Elijah Lovejoy Born: 1802 Died 1837
Elijah Lovejoy was a creative Abolition that spoke out about slavery to African American. He edured pro slavery and had been force to destroy his first printing press. Since he kept of continued to speak out about slavery and the effect it had on African American. His murdered cleary demonstrated antislavery and endangered not only the rights of African Americans but the civil liberties of all Americans and whites as well. Through Lovejoys sacrifice there was a dramatic. His losses was one of the many journalist were facing during the early 1820 to the 1860's. He did not die in vain. His words meant a lot and towards how african americans were being treat in other states. His print press said a lot about the type of person Lovejoy was. The abolition movement as his murder. It clearly made a statement that antislavery stand endangered not only the rights of African Americans but whites and blacs as well. Since lovejoy was still speaking out about African American sales Anger mobs destroy his printing press to speak for whats right in our country. He created the first printing press. He endured pro slavery. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Elijah_Parish_Lovejoy_photo.png
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