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SUMMARY:Slavery In New England
DESCRIPTION:Born to enslaved parents. Quock Walker  was the first black man in MA to win his freedom. He lived in Barre\, MA \nSlavery existed in every colony in New England and most enslaved people in America were transported to the colonies in New England ships.  It helped shape regional society from the 1600s to the present day.  This presentation looks at slavery as it ended in New England and how the legacy of “the peculiar institution” remains with us today. The town of Lancaster was no exception with several early leading townspeople having owned slaves. Interestingly\, Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to effectively and fully abolish slavery. The Quock Walker court cases played an important role.  Illustrated with PowerPoint slides. \nPresented by: Tom Kelleher. Historian and Curator at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge\, Massachusetts. \nDate & Time: Sunday\, November 24\, 2024 at 2 pm\nPlace: Room 2\nFirst Church of Sterling\n6 Meetinghouse Hill Road\nSterling\, MA 01523 \nFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC \nFOR MORE INFORMATION\, CALL (978) 733-6907
URL:https://lancasterhistoricalsociety.org/event/slavery-in-new-england/
LOCATION:The First Church of Sterling\, 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road\, Sterling\, MA\, 01564\, United States
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