Today in history: Philip and Jack Foner are born
Two of the four Foner brothers who were leaders in the American labor movement were born on December 14 in 1910.
Today in labor history: Lincoln tells advisors about Emancipation Proclamation
In the wake of the Emancipation Proclamation victory came a great momentum that led to the Union's war victory, 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments and Reconstruction.
Today in women's history: Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Stowe was highly active in the abolition movement. She and her husband supported the Underground Railroad and temporarily housed slaves in their home.
Today in black history: Anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass born
He became a leader of the abolitionist movement after escaping slavery in 1838, and went on to become an excellent lecturer and writer.
Today in labor history: first legal protest by slaves in New York
On this date in 1644 the first "legal" protest by Africans in America occurred.
Today in labor history: 13th Amendment abolishes slavery
The amendment said, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ... shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Today in labor history: Petition sent to Congress to end Fugitive Slave Act
On January 2, 1800 the Philadelphia black community petitioned Congress to rescind the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
Today in labor history: Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison born
William Lloyd Garrison, one of the nation's most outstanding abolitionist leaders, was born Dec. 12, 1805, in Newburyport, Mass.
Today in labor history: Exposé on King Leopold II bribing Senate
On December 9, 1906, the New York American newspaper reported Belgian King Leopold II of Belgium bribed the U.S. Senate commission on the Congo to recommend support of his Congo Free State project .
Today in labor history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged
On Dec. 2, 1859, abolitionist John Brown was hanged in Charleston, Va., for his leadership of a plot to incite slave rebellion.
