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1716— 1723 Hannibal, an African,
and Pushkin's great-grandfather, spent
five (?) years in Francs, which
included service in the French army.
1743 Toussaint L'Ouverture was born.
1759 Paul Cuffe born free near Bedford,
Massachussets. By his efforts the Act of
1783 was passed in
Massachussets; it gave Negroes legal rights
and privileges. In 1797 he built a small
school house in Westport.
Later in his life he was active in the
movement that proposed an exodus of Negroes
to Africa.
1761 Phyllis Wheatley brought to America
from Africa by a slaver.
1764 A quarter of the shipping of Liverpool
was in the African trade.
1770 Crispus Attucks, a slave, was a leader
of one of the groups involved in the Boston
Massacre. He was killed
by British soldiers.
In 1770 there were in England itself not
less than 15,000 slaves brought in bytraders
as attendants and servants.
1775 When George Washington look charge
of the Continental Army he did not want
slaves to serve because he
was afraid that arming blacks would lead
to conspiracies and insurrections. Later
when so many joined the
British, who promised freedom, he recommended
that free blacks be accepted into the Continental
Army. Some
black soldiers fought.in integrated units
and were used as spies, guerilla fighters,
and navy pilots. 13 Americans colonies fought
for the independence from Britain. Crispus
Attucks - a black man was one of the first
casualties.
1775 The Society for the Relief of Free
Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the
first abolition society, organized
in Philadelphia with Benjamin Franklin
as president.
1776 The first move against the slave
trade in England came in Parliament but
it was until 31 years later, in
1807, that the trade was banned.through
the efforts of Clarkson.Wilberforce, Sharp
and others.
1776 - Congress adopts the Declaration
of Independence - United States of America
1780 After 'French
and Spanish, maroons in San Domingo completed
a
treaty of peace with the French. The maroons
were organized under chiefs, among whom
were Pere Jean in 1679. Michelin 1713; Colas
in 1720: Polydor, 1730: Macandel, 758:
Conga, 1777: and Santigue, 1782. The great
chief at the time of the slave revolt
was Jean Francois, who was soon succeeded
by Biassou; after Biassou came
Toussaint L'Ouverture.
1783 Treaty of Paris, recognise the United
States as a nation .
1789 The memoirs of Olaudah Equiano represented
a uniquely detailed account of an African's
movement out of
slavery. He was kidnapped as a boy from
his home in what is now the Benin province
of Nigeria.
1791 Benjamin Banneker, astronomer, mechanician,
surveyor, botanist, zoologist, philosopher,
wit. tetterwriter.
versifier, and.almanac maker, was known
as a learned man.
1793 - Fugitives Slave act passed - harboring
slave a criminal offense.
1797 - 1883 Sojourner Truth: black
abolitionist and suffragette: one of the
most efficient operators of the
underground railroad'.
1800 Nat Turner born: arrival in Freetown
of 550 maroons from Jamaica. They were
former slaves who had been
deported to Nova Scotia from their homeland
in 1796 and then sent on to Sierra Leone
at their own request.
1801 Napoleon, by decree, re-established
slavery.
1802 L'Ouverture taken to Franco, imprisoned
by Napoleon at Fort de Joux.
1803 Death of Toussaint L'Ouverture in
prison.
1803 There were six wars between the English
and the Ashanti.
1807 An Act of Parliament abolished the
slave trade in the British dominions
1811 Christophe crowned King Henry I of
Haiti.
1811 - 1837 There were six Kafi
English wars.
1814 Holland abolished the slave trade.
Slave trade abolished by France.
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