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What was life like for free Black people in New England?

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Joanne Pope Melish

Date Filmed

August 31, 2007

Videos from Joanne Pope Melish

What was life like for free Black people in New England?
  • August 31, 2007
What was gradual emancipation?
  • August 31, 2007
Who are you and what do you do?
  • August 31, 2007
What role did Quakers play in the abolitionist movement?
  • August 31, 2007
What was “family slavery”?
  • August 31, 2007
Interpreting an advertisement for a runaway slave
  • August 31, 2007
Why is it important to study this period of history?
  • August 31, 2007
How did this forgotten history contribute to white people’s views and treatment of Black people?
  • August 31, 2007
How was Northern slavery forgotten?
  • August 31, 2007
How did segregation develop in New England?
  • August 31, 2007
What was the American Colonization Society?
  • August 31, 2007
How did white Northerners view free people of color?
  • August 31, 2007
What were the arguments for and against abolition?
  • August 31, 2007
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