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How one piece of legislation divided a nation - Ben Labaree, Jr.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-legislation-that-birthed-the-republican-party-ben-labaree-jr You may think that things are heated in Washington today, but the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 had members of Congress so angry...

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The Dred Scott Decision: Crash Course Black American History #16
In this video, we'll learn about the US Supreme Court decision in Scott vs Sanford, handed down in 1857. The case ultimately rejected the idea that Black people could be citizens of the United States, and this helped entrench the institution...

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was a law that required citizens to assist in the capture and return of runaway slaves. It was highly controversial and contributed to tensions between the North and South leading up to the Civil War. The...

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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793: Crash Course Black American History #10
One of the ways that the US Constitution baked the institution of slavery into the very core of the new United States was through the fugitive slave clause. The clause required that people who escaped slavery be returned to their enslavers...

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Harriet Tubman: They called her Moses (2018) | Full Movie | Dr. Eric Lewis Williams
Discover the real Harriet Tubman in this compelling documentary narrated by Alfrelynn Roberts and featuring expert interviews with leading scholars, including Dr. Eric Lewis Williams of the Smithsonian Institute and Carl Westmoreland of the...

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She Escaped Enslavement And Became A Symbol For Freedom | Harriet Tubman #blackhistorymonth
How did Harriet Tubman go from being a slave to the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, personally rescuing hundreds from slavery? This video explores her life, her daring rescues, her part in the American Civil War, and how...

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ELLEN CRAFT The Woman Who Crafted Her ESCAPE To FREEDOM
References Samuels, E. (2006). “A complication of complaints”: untangling disability, race, and gender in William and Ellen Craft’s Running A Thousand Miles for Freedom. MELUS, 31(3), 15. McCaskill, B. (1994). “Yours very truly”: Ellen...

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Abolition: Pennsylvania's anti-slavery fight | Past PA | Pennsylvania history
The movement to abolish slavery took root in Pennsylvania, from the Quaker principles of its early settlers to the Free African Society and the fiery activism of John Brown. Amidst heated debates and societal unrest, many Pennsylvanians opposed...

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Hero of Liberty: Passmore Williamson. With William Still, Jane Johnson and Others
Liberty depends on courageous people willing to sacrifice. Today, you’ll learn the story of a hero, Passmore Williamson - along with William Still, Jane Johnson and others - who had the courage to resist unjust "laws"

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How did WW1 Start? | Causes of the First World War
How did the First World War begin? By the summer of 1914, Europe was in a crisis. Just a few weeks before, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, had been assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian-backed terrorist...