*1780: Pennsylvania became first state to abolish slavery.
*1875: Congress enacted the Civil Rights Bill
*1933: The first woman to head the NAACP, Myrlie Evers- Williams, was born.
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*1780: Pennsylvania became first state to abolish slavery.
*1875: Congress enacted the Civil Rights Bill
*1933: The first woman to head the NAACP, Myrlie Evers- Williams, was born.
Copyright 2011 Chicago Defender