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  2. History of slavery in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Between 1764 and 1774, seventeen slaves appeared in Massachusetts courts to sue their owners for freedom. [45] In 1766, John Adams' colleague Benjamin Kent won the first trial in the United States (and Massachusetts) to free a slave (Slew vs. Whipple). [5] [46] [47] [6] [7] [48] There were three other trials that are noteworthy, two civil and ...

  3. Massachusetts Body of Liberties - Wikipedia

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    Unlike many of the English sources of the time, the Body of Liberties was express in many of its grants and far more supportive of individual rights. [3] Despite the grants, the rights were modifiable by the General Court. To varying degrees, the document contained rights that would later be included in the Bill of Rights.

  4. Massachusetts Compromise - Wikipedia

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    The Massachusetts Compromise was a solution reached in a controversy between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over the ratification of the United States Constitution. The compromise helped gather enough support for the Constitution to ensure its ratification and led to the adoption of the first ten amendments, the Bill of Rights .

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  6. Constitution of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    It consists of a preamble, declaration of rights, description of the principles and framework of government, and articles of amendment. Created by the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1779, the document was primarily authored by American founding father and future president John Adams. Following its approval by convention delegates ...

  7. Elizabeth Freeman - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Freeman (c. 1744 – December 28, 1829), also known as Mumbet, [a] was one of the first enslaved African Americans to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling, in Freeman's favor, found slavery to be inconsistent with the 1780 Constitution of Massachusetts. Her suit, Brom and Bett v.

  8. African-American history - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1866 made Black people full U.S. citizens (and this repealed the Dred Scott decision). In 1868, the 14th Amendment granted full U.S. citizenship to African Americans. The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, extended the right to vote to Black males.

  9. Social Security Fairness Act could restore benefits, but ...

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    The Social Security Fairness Act, one of the most bipartisan bills in Congress this session, aims to repeal WEP and GPO. The House voted to pass the legislation Nov. 12, and the Senate approved it ...