| 1774-1787 |
Philadelphia is the
site of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional
Convention. |
| 1780 |
Pennsylvania declares
that all black children born slaves will be freed at age 28. |
| 1780 |
Pennsylvania achieved
abolition through gradual emancipation acts. |
| 1790 |
By this time, in the
original 7 free states, slavery has been or is gradually being
outlawed: Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. |
| 1794 |
Richard Allen
establishes the AME Church in Philadelphia. Philadelphia
then flourishes as a center of the free black community and
abolitionist movement. |
| 1817 |
James Forten leads a
protest meeting of 3,000 blacks in Philadelphia against
colonization. |
| 1833 |
Garrison and 60 other
delegates, form the American Anti-Slavery Society in
Philadelphia. |
| 1834 |
During
anti-abolitionist rioting, a white destroys 45 homes in
Philadelphia's black community. |
| 1838 |
The Anti-Slavery
Convention of American Women is cut short by a mob which stones
members of the convention and sets fire to Pennsylvania
Hall. |