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1871 Great Fire kills 200, destroys over 4miles (10 km) of Chicago buildings, and original Emancipation Proclamation
1863 Emancipation Proclamation signed 1863 Voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves 1863 Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln 1862 Lincoln's Emancipation is published in Northern Newspapers 1858 Partial emancipation of Russian serfs 1838 Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas 1829 English Emancipation Act grants freedom of religion to Catholics 1700 William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation |
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