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Triumph
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The day after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Garrison was met by 10,000 freed slaves.
A Titan of American Industry Gives a Piggy Back Ride
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Despite being hard on his only son Edsel, Henry Ford doted upon his grandchildren. 1920
Henry Ford "Camping" with Edison and Firestone
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Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone lunching while "camping" in 1923.
Henry Ford Gives Dance Lessons
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Henry Ford hosted dance lessons in Dearborn twice a week to teach the old ways of dancing.
Henry Ford and Thomas Edison
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Thomas Edison was Henry Ford's hero. The inventors remained friends their whole lives.
JFK, Part 1, Chapter 1
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The first chapter in Part 1 of the American Experience biography "JFK" - special exemption
Garrison Closes The Liberator
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After four decades and 1,803 issues, William Lloyd Garrison closed The Liberator.
Failed Protests
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In the Spring of 1854, fugitive slave Anthony Burns sat in Boston's city jail.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Harriet Beecher Stowe writes the most popular and influential book in American history.
John Brown Gathers His Arsenal
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John Brown put little stock in peaceful abolition. In 1855 he left New York for Kansas.
Garrison Burns the Constitution
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William Lloyd Garrison believes the Republic was corrupt and burns the constitution.
The Pottawatomie Massacre
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In 1856 Brown and four of his sons hacked five pro-slavery men to pieces with broadswords.
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