Free blacks held first convention in U.S. in 1830 From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: February 8, 1989 | Copyright (null) Chicago Sun-Times. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

February is Black History Month, a salute to the contributions and achievements of black Americans. This series of features describes slavery in America and the campaign for equality for blacks, as well as detailing black involvement in important episodes in American history. It is meant to be used in the classroom.

While Southerners were saying that slavery was "not a national evil" but a "national benefit," free blacks in the North were worried about losing their own rights. Seve...

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