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Trivia about slavery
In his debates with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln called it “A moral, social, and political evil”
In an 1864 letter, Abraham Lincoln wrote, "If" this "is not wrong, nothing is wrong"
Brazil abolished this in 1888, 23 years after the United States
The British Empire abolished this practice August 1, 1834, decades before the U.S.
December 2 is International Day for the Abolition of this, which didn't disappear in 1865
James G. Birney's 1844 Liberty Party was against this practice
As president, Martin assured the South he would protect this "peculiar institution" where it existed
"Bleeding Kansas" was so named because of violence over this issue in the 1850s
Though the Pres. doesn't have to okay amendments, Lincoln approved the 13th amendment, outlawing this
National Freedom Day, February 1, celebrates the 13th Amendment, which abolished this
Lucretia Mott & Elizabeth Cady Stanton got the idea to fight for women's rights at an 1840 convention against this
Though a northern state, N.J. didn't abolish it until 1860
John C. Calhoun was so pro-this he was called "The Napoleon of" it
He was president of the 1st society to press for its abolition
Ben's last public act was to sign a petition to Congress urging the abolition of this
Part of Key's solution to this problem was helping found the American Colonization Society
Subject of Daniel Webster's March 7, 1850 & Frederick Douglass' July 5, 1852 speeches
This trade in Africans was long practiced by Arabs but increased with the New World's plantations
In 1865 the Constitution was changed to abolish this practice
23 years after the United States did so, Brazil abolished this in 1888
Ironically, in 1641, Massachusetts became 1st colony to legalize this practice
Despite declaring, "Men are born... with equal rights" the Assembly voted to allow this to continue in the colonies
Lawrence, Kansas was founded by people opposed to this practice
As an old man in 1787, Ben Franklin took on the presidency of a "Society for Promoting the Abolition of" this
One of my last public acts was signing a 1790 petition to Congress urging the abolition of this
As it permitted this practice, William Lloyd Garrison branded the Constitution "a covenant with death"
In 1901 Booker T. Washington published his now-classic autobiography "Up from" this
Patrick Henry asked, "Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and" this
Henry Wilson, later Grant's VP, left the Whigs & the Know-Nothings because of their soft stands on this issue
In 1836 the Grimke sisters pioneered women's right to speak in public when they flounced around denouncing this
One of Whittier's many works attacking this begins, "Our fellow-countrymen in chains!"
This, said Wm. L. Garrison, "will not be overthrown without...a most tremendous excitement."
Sometimes credited with inventing the torpedo, Andre Reboucas helped torpedo this in Brazil; it was abolished in 1888