Abolition: The anti-slavery fight in Pennsylvania | Past PA | Pennsylvania history
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Published 2024-06-16
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0:00 Abolition in PA
0:36 Quakers & slavery
1:40 Protecting slavery
2:33 Grassroots abolition
2:57 Washington the enslaver
3:53 Racist opposition
5:04 Underground Railroad
6:21 Erupting confrontations
6:46 John Brown's revolt
7:59 Buchanan & secession
8:34 Thaddeus Stevens
9:11 Share your comments
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