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The North Carolina Manumission Society, 1816-1834

The North Carolina Manumission Society, 1816-1834( )
Author: Kirkman, Roger N.
Contribution by: Hamm, Thomas D.
ISBN:978-0-9658721-1-9
Publication Date:Sep 2016
Publisher:Telikon Electronic Publishing
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $345.00
Book Description:

In the early 1810s, North Carolina Quakers used a vagary in North Carolina law to protect slaves under their care and provide them with as much education and training as the law would allow. By 1826, these anti-slavery advocates took steps to give these ex-slaves, approximately 2,000, opportunities for freedom outside the South or to remain under the care of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting. By 1830 the Manumission Society had completed this task and went on to attempt to convince...
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Book Details
Pages:720
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General
Religion / Christianity / Quaker
History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Social Science / Slavery
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.75 x 11.25 x 2.4 Inches
Book Weight:3.5 Pounds



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