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abolition
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the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865
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William Lloyd Garrison
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United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
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emancipation
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freeing someone from the control of another
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Frederick Douglass
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United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
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Nat Turner
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United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
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gag rule
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A rule, as in a legislative body, limiting discussion or debate on an issue.
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