Dred Scott decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court rules that no slave has a right to the courts. John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry federal arsenal in Virginia. Lincoln elected President. South Carolina secedes from the Union. Fourteenth Amendment makes ex-slaves citizens.
Fifteenth Amendment gives male former slaves the vote.
Twain tours with George Washington Cable from November 1884 until February 1885. Publication of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . Cable departs from his native South to take up residence in New England. Inc. All rights reserved. This site is best viewed using a 56K modem, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5, Netscape Communicator 4.6, Real Player 7.0 or better, QuickTime 4 or better, and monitor resolution set for 800x600.