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THE CHOICES PROGRAM BROWN UNIVERSITY

What role does slavery play in the history of the United States?

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Kellie Carter Jackson

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March 15, 2019

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Videos from Kellie Carter Jackson

Who are you and what do you do?
What role does slavery play in the history of the United States?
What is the importance of the abolition movement?
How did the Haitian Revolution inspire Black abolitionists in the United States?
What kind of freedom did enslaved people seek?
How did the Black abolition movement evolve from the 1830s to 1860s?
How did the Fugitive Slave Law change abolitionists’ attitudes about nonviolence?
Why is it important to focus on Black leadership in the abolition movement?
How were Black women essential to the abolition movement?
Why did abolitionists face a violent white backlash?
Why was the Civil War necessary to end slavery?
Why is it important to center marginalized people in the study of American history?
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