*1783: Founder of the A.M.E. Church, Richard Allen, bought his freedom.
*1838: Frederick Douglass escaped slavery.
*1891: Cottonpickers organized a union and went on strike in Texas.
*1783: Founder of the A.M.E. Church, Richard Allen, bought his freedom.
*1838: Frederick Douglass escaped slavery.
*1891: Cottonpickers organized a union and went on strike in Texas.