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List of most recent chapters published for the History of the Negro Race in America novel. A total of 159 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.by George W. Williams.VOLUME I.16
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.by George W. Williams.VOLUME I.1619 TO 1800.PREFACE.I was requested to deliver an oration on the Fourth of July, 1876, at Avondale, O. It being the one-hundredth birthday of the American Republic, I d
- 159 LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS. The following Colored men were Lieutenant-Governors during the years of reconstruction. At the head of them all for bravery, intelligence, and executive ability stands Governor Pinchback. One of the first men of his race to enter the
- 158 I pray G.o.d that He may have your Excellency always in His Holy keeping.Given at the National Palace of Port au Prince, the 29th day of November, 1877.Your Good Friend, (Signed) BOISROND Ca.n.a.l.Countersigned.(Signed.) F. CARRIE, _Secretary of State_.CO
- 157 Tanner, D.D., Editor; Rev. Theo. Gould, Publisher; circulation, G; office, 631 Pine Street.SOUTH CAROLINA.CHARLESTON.--_The New Era_; Wm. Holloway, Business Manager; $1.50 per year; Sat.u.r.days; democratic; 196 Meeting Street.CHARLESTON.--_The Palmetto P
- 156 AUGUSTA.--_Georgia Baptist_; Wm. J. White, Editor; $2.00 per year; office, No. 633 Ellis Street.SAVANNAH.--_Savannah Echo_; Hardin Bros. & Griffin, Proprietors; $2.00; Sat.u.r.days.ILLINOIS.CHICAGO.--_The Conservator_; Barnett, Clark, & Co., Editors and P
- 155 GENTLEMEN.--It has pleased G.o.d to grant me prosperity in my business, and to put it into my power to apply to charitable uses a sum of money so considerable as to require the counsel of wise men for the administration of it.It is my desire at this time
- 154 In my last letter to General Forrest I stated that the treatment which Federal soldiers received would be their guide hereafter, and that if you give no quarter you need expect none. If you observe the rules of civilized warfare I shall rejoice at it, as
- 153 GENERAL LEE TO GENERAL WASHBURN.HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND } EAST LOUISIANA, MERIDIAN, June 28, 1864. } Major-General C. C. WASHBURN, _Commanding Federal Forces at Memphis, Tennessee_: GENERAL: I am in receipt of your letter of the
- 152 Major BOOTH, _Commanding U. S. Forces, Fort Pillow, Tennessee_: I have force sufficient to take your works by a.s.sault. I therefore demand an unconditional surrender of all your forces.Your heroic defence will ent.i.tle you to be treated as prisoners of
- 151 Having understood that Major-General S. D. Lee was in command there, I directed my letter to him--a copy of it I enclose. You say in your letter that it has been reported to you that all the negro troops stationed in Memphis took an oath on their knees, i
- 150 Wallace's Ferry, Ark. Wilmington, N. C.July 26, 1864. Feb. 22, 1865.U. S. C. T. 56th Inf. U. S. C. T. 1st. Inf.Warsaw, N. C. Wilson's Landing, Va.April 6, 1865. June 11, 1864.U. S. C. T. 1st Inf. U. S. C. T. 1st Cav.Waterford, Miss. Wilson'
- 149 Point of Rocks, Md. Sand Mountain, Tenn.June 9, 1864. Jan. 27, 1865.U. S. C. T. 2d Cav. U. S. C. T. 18th Inf.Point Pleasant, La. Sandy Swamp, N. C.June 25, 1864. Dec. 18, 1863.U. S. C. T. 64th Inf. U. S. C. T. 5th Inf.Poison Springs, Ark. Scottsboro', Al
- 148 U. S. C. T. 7th and 34th Inf. U. S. C. T. 67th Inf.Johnsonville, Tenn. Mud Creek, Ala.Sept. 25, 1864. Jan. 5, 1865.U. S. C. T. 13th Inf. U. S. C. T. 106th Inf.Jones's Bridge, Va. Murfreesboro', Tenn.June 23, 1864. Dec. 24, 1864.U. S. C. T. 28th Inf. U.
- 147 Oct. 11, 1864. Sept. 25, 1864.U. S. C. T. 4th Hy. Art. U. S. C. T. 118th Inf.Fort Gaines, Ala. Holly Springs, Miss.Aug. 2 to 8, 1864. Aug. 28, 1864.U. S. C. T. 96th Inf. U. S. C. T. 11th (new) Inf.Fort Gibson, Caddo Nation. Honey Hill, S. C.Sept. 16, 1864
- 146 Bryant's Plantation, Fla. Decatur, Tenn.Oct. 21, 1864. Aug. 18, 1864.U. S. C. T. 3d Inf. U. S. C. T. 1st Hy. Art.Cabin Creek, Caddo Nation. Decatur, Ala.July 1 and 2, 1863. Oct. 28 and 29, 1864.U. S. C. T. 79th (new) Inf. U. S. C. T. 14th Inf.Cabin Creek
- 145 Was there a prophecy in that moment when the slave became the artist, and with rare poetic justice, reconstructed the beautiful symbol of freedom for America?[143]FOOTNOTES: [143] Was.h.i.+ngton Correspondent of the New York Tribune, December 2, 1863.Part
- 144 CHARLESTON, VA., December 13, 1859.MY DEAR UNCLE: I seat myself by the stand to write for the _last_ time, to thee and thy family. Though far from home, and overtaken by misfortune, I have not forgotten you. Your generous hospitality toward me during my s
- 143 The Hon. LINN BANKS, _Speaker of the House of Delegates_._To his Excellency, the Governor of Virginia_: SIR: Perceiving that a pamphlet published in this city has been a subject of animadversion and uneasiness in Virginia as well as in Georgia, I have pre
- 142 It has been shown that the tribes of Africa are divisible into three cla.s.ses: The tribes of the mountain districts, the tribes of the sandstone districts, and the tribes of the alluvial districts; those of the mountain districts most powerful, those of
- 141 In 1876 the spirit of violence and persecution which, in parts of the State, had been partially restrained for a time, broke forth again with renewed fury. It was deemed necessary to carry that State for Tilden and Hendricks, and the policy which had prov
- 140 Blaine, of Maine, made a speech against it in caucus. Mr. Blaine had a presidential ambition to serve, and esteemed his own promotion of greater moment than the protection of the Colored voters of the South. And Mr. Blaine never allowed an opportunity to
- 139 During all these years of financial struggle the church had ever paid her notes with promptness and without difficulty. And now that the war was over, freedom granted to the enslaved, and the public again breathing easy, the little church, not weary of we
- 138 "REVEREND D. W. ANDERSON, "therefore, be it, "_Resolved_, That we deeply deplore and lament the loss of so great and n.o.ble a pioneer in the cause of Christ, one who, like Christ, although scorned, traduced and ill-treated by enemies, went
- 137 He showed himself a power in the social life of his people by being himself a living epistle. He encouraged the young, and set every one who knew him an example of fidelity and efficiency in the smaller matters of life.His early experiences were now in de
- 136 The work was begun in the family circle. One evening it would be at brother Anderson's house, and the next evening at another brother's house, and so on until the meetings had gone around the whole community. A deep work of grace was in progress
- 135 In Kentucky the Colored Baptists are very numerous, and own much valuable property; but Virginia seems to have more Baptists among its great population of Colored people than any other State in the South.There are a dozen or more in Richmond, including th
- 134 FOOTNOTES: [129] We have to thank the Rev. B. W. Arnett, B.D., the Financial Secretary, for the valuable statistics used in this chapter. He is an intelligent, energetic, and faithful minister of the Gospel, and a credit to his Church and race.CHAPTER XXV
- 133 In addition to the work done here on the field, this Church has been blessed with a true missionary spirit. It has pushed its work into "the regions beyond." In 1844 _The Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society_ was organized by the General C
- 132 Number of students enrolled--males 375 " " " " --females 225 " " professors--males 3 " " " --females 7 The total receipts of Wilberforce University for the year was $4,547.89.The a.s.sets of Wilberforce Univers
- 131 FOOTNOTES: [123] Hiram R. Revels was the successor of Mr. Jefferson Davis. He was a Methodist preacher from Mississippi. It was our privilege to be present in the Senate when he was sworn in and took his seat.[124] This idea had been put forth in a speech
- 130 "'Thou, taught by Fate to know Jehovah's plan, Thet man's devices can't unmake a man, An' whose free latch-string never was drawed in Against the poorest child of Adam's kin.""[Great applause.]"Prof. Green
- 129 "Know all men by these Presents, That I, Thomas Auld, of Talbot county, and state of Maryland, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars, current money, to me paid by Hugh Auld, of the city of Baltimore, in the said state, at and bef
- 128 If these recommendations were important then, with a population of but a few millions, how much more important now, with a population of forty millions, and increasing in a rapid ratio."I would therefore call upon Congress to take all the means withi
- 127 The more the commissioners examined, the greater the liabilities of the company grew. On the 1st of October, 1875, a dividend of 20 per cent. was declared; on the 1st of February, 1878, a dividend of 10 per cent. was declared; on the 21st of August, 1880,
- 126 "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE FREEDMAN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST "COMPANY."_Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress a.s.sembled:_ That Peter Cooper, William C. Bryant, A. A. Low, S. B
- 125 It will be seen that the tables we give refer only to the work done in educating the Negro in the Southern States. Much has been done in the Northern States, but in quite a different manner. The work of education for the Negro at the South had to begin at
- 124 Instructors. | Religious | | denomination. | | | | | SCHOOLS OF THEOLOGY. | | | | | | Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School Selma, Ala. Bapt. 1 .Theological department of Talladega College Talladega, Ala. Cong. 2 14 Inst.i.tute for the Education o
- 123 In the District of Columbia, in 1871, there were 4,986 Colored children in 69 schools, with 71 teachers. In 1876, of Colored schools in the District, 62 were primary, 13 grammar, and 1 high, with an enrolment of 5,454.The following statistics exhibit the
- 122 Their joy was too full, their peace too profound, and their thanksgiving too sincere to attract their attention at once to the vulgar affairs of daily life. One fervent, beautiful psalm of praise rose from every Negro hut in the South, and swelled in maje
- 121 A. After I surrendered they shot down a great many white fellows right close to me--ten or twelve, I suppose--and a great many negroes, too.Q. How long did they keep shooting our men after they surrendered?A. I heard guns away after dark shooting all that
- 120 A. Forrest was in command. I saw him.Q. Did you know Forrest?A. I saw him there, and they all said it was Forrest. Their own men said so.Q. By what troops was the charge made?A. They are Alabamians and Texans.Q. Did you see any thing of a flag of truce?A.
- 119 By Mr. Gooch: Q. Were you in the fight at Fort Pillow?A. Yes, sir.Q. What is your rank and position?A. I am a First Lieutenant and Adjutant of the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry. A short time previous to the fight I was Post-Adjutant at Fort Pillow, and dur
- 118 Ransom Anderson (Colored), Company B, Sixth United States Heavy Artillery, sworn and examined.By Mr. Gooch: Q. Where were you raised?A. In Mississippi.Q. Were you a slave?A. Yes, sir.Q. Where did you enlist?A. At Corinth.Q. Were you in the fight at Fort P
- 117 Q. Did you see any others shot?A. No, sir.Q. Was there any thing said about giving quarter?A. Major Bradford brought in a black flag, which meant no quarter. I heard, some of the rebel officers say: "You d.a.m.ned rascals, if you had not fought us so
- 116 Question. Were you in the late fight at Fort Pillow?Answer. Yes, sir.Q. Were you wounded there?A. Yes, sir.Q. When?A. I was wounded once about a half an hour before we gave up.Q. Did they do any thing to you after you surrendered?A. Yes, sir; they shot me
- 115 "It is therefore ordered that, for every soldier of the United States killed in violation of the laws of war, a Rebel soldier shall be executed; and for every one enslaved by the enemy or sold into Slavery, a Rebel soldier shall be placed at hard lab
- 114 "On the second a.s.sault, June 14th, in the a.s.sault made by Gen.Paine's division, our loss was very great in wounded, and, as there was a want of ambulance men, I ordered about a hundred negroes, who were standing idle and unharmed, to take th
- 113 "General Smith speaks in the highest terms of the day's work, as you have doubtless seen, and he a.s.sured me, in person, that our division should have the guns we took as trophies of honor. He is also making his word good in saying that he coul
- 112 Mr. G. G. Edwards, who was in the fight, wrote, on the 13th of June: "Tauntingly it has been said that negroes won't fight. Who say it, and who but a dastard and a brute will dare to say it, when the battle of Milliken's Bend finds its plac
- 111 "BATTLE OF PORT HUDSON."In an account of the Battle of Port Hudson, the 'Times'correspondent says: 'Hearing the firing apparently more fierce and continuous to the right than anywhere else, I hurried in that direction, past the su
- 110 [94] Greeley, vol. ii, pp. 517, 518.[95] Many of these had previously been in the three months', nine months', and three years' service, from which they had been honorably discharged.[96] This gives Colored Troops enlisted in the States in
- 109 "USE OF NEGROES AS SOLDIERS."One branch of Congress has rejected a bill authorizing the enlistment of negro soldiers. Mr. Sumner declares his intention to persist in forcing the pa.s.sage of such a law by offering it as an amendment to some othe
- 108 "By order of the Secretary of War."E. D. TOWNSEND, "_a.s.sistant Adjutant-General_."The organization of the school was as follows: _Chief Preceptor._ JOHN H. TAGGART (Late Colonel 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Corps), _Professor o
- 107 "First. None but able-bodied persons shall be enlisted."Second. The State and county in which the enlistments are made shall be credited with the recruits enlisted."Third. All persons enlisted into the military service shall forever thereaf
- 106 "_Resolved_, That the sentiments contained in the paper read to this body yesterday, approving the arming of slaves, emanating from Major-General David Hunter, clothed in discourteous language, are an indignity to the American Congress, an insult to
- 105 Most of these companies, quite unaided by the administration, have supplied themselves with arms without regard to cost or trouble. One of these companies, commanded by the well-known veteran, Captain Jordan, was presented, a little before the parade, wit
- 104 Certainly no loyal man had ever entertained any other idea than the one expressed in the proclamation. It was not a war on the part of the United States to destroy her children, nor to disturb her own const.i.tutional, comprehensive unity. It must have be
- 103 [89] Rebellion Recs., vol. vii. Doc. p. 479.CHAPTER XVII.THE EMANc.i.p.aTION PROCLAMATIONS.CONGRESS Pa.s.sES AN ACT TO CONFISCATE PROPERTY USED FOR INSURRECTIONARY PURPOSES.--A FRUITLESS APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT TO ISSUE AN EMANc.i.p.aTION PROCLAMATION.--H
- 102 "I beg of you a calm and enlarged consideration of them, ranging, if it may be, far above partisan and personal politics."This proposal makes common cause for a common object, casting no reproaches upon any. It acts not the Pharisee. The change
- 101 "On the face of this wide earth, Mr. President, there is not one disinterested, determined, intelligent champion of the Union cause who does not feel that all attempts to put down the Rebellion, and at the same time uphold its inciting cause, are pre
- 100 Judah's headquarters and got a written order addressed to me, describing the lad and ordering me to deliver the boy. This order was delivered to me by Col. Sterling, of Gen. Judah's staff, in person. I refused to obey it. I sent word to Gen. Jud
- 99 "In regard to the other question, of whether I am pledged to the admission of any more slave States into the Union, I state to you very frankly that I would be exceedingly sorry ever to be put in a position of having to pa.s.s upon that question. I s
- 98 ALABAMA.--R. W. Walker, R. H. Smith, J. L. M. Curry, W. P.Chilton, S. F. Hale Colon, J. McRae, John Gill Shorter, David P.Lewis, Thomas Fearn.FLORIDA.--James B. Owens, J. Patten Anderson, Jackson Morton (not present).GEORGIA.--Robert Toombs, Howell Cobb,
- 97 [66] This was in the last days of 1856.[67] The committee also authorized him to draw on their treasurer, Patrick L. Jackson, for $500.[68] Samuel Johnson, the accomplished Oriental scholar and devoted friend of the slave.[69] The italics are his.[70] The
- 96 "In the words of an eminent writer[68]: 'A common spirit made these two men recognize each other at first sight; and the power of both lay in that inability to weigh difficulties against duty, that instant step of thought to deed, which makes in
- 95 was opened about 1854, in the building in which Middleton first taught, on I, near Twenty-second Street. Mr. Fletcher was an Englishman, a well-educated gentleman, and a thorough teacher. He was induced to open the school by the importunities of some aspi
- 94 While Martha Costin was teaching, James Enoch Ambush, a Colored man, had also a large school in the bas.e.m.e.nt of the Israel Bethel Church, on Capitol Hill, for a while, commencing there in April, 1833, and continuing in various places till 1843, when h
- 93 "SCIPIO BEENS, } "N. B.--An evening school will commence on the premises on the first Monday of October, and continue throughout the season."[Symbol: Right pointing hand.] The managers of Sunday-schools in the eastern district are thus most
- 92 Instruction was free to the poor; but those who were able to pay were required to do so "at the rate of 10s. a quarter for those who write, and 7s. 6d. for others."In 1784, William Waring was placed in charge of the larger children, at a salary
- 91 NEW YORK had the courage and patriotism, in 1777, to extend the right of suffrage to every male inhabitant of full age. But by the revised const.i.tution, in 1821, this liberal provision was abridged so that "no man of color, unless he shall have bee
- 90 "The pupils were called together and I was requested to announce to them our decision. Never before had I felt so deeply sensible of the cruelty of the persecution which had been carried on for eighteen months in that New England village, against a f
- 89 ALABAMA had an act in 1832 which declared that "Any person or persons who shall attempt to teach any free person of color or slave to spell, read, or write, shall, upon conviction thereof by indictment, be fined in a sum not less than $250, nor more
- 88 In 1850 Samuel T. Wilc.o.x decided to embark in some business venture in Cincinnati. Accordingly he built a store on the northeast corner of Broadway and Fifth streets. He at once occupied it as a grocer. In those days fancy groceries were not kept. But M
- 87 _Philadelphia_--Polly Boadley, James Long, Hannah Murray, Jeremiah Green, Nancy Principeso, David Johnson, George Jackson William Coak, Moses Long._Maryland_--Nancy Gust._Baltimore_--John Clark, Sally Johnson._Virginia_--Sally Hacker, Richard and John Joh
- 86 "PERO RUSSELL, [his x mark.]"PERO COGGESHALL."Dated at Dartmouth, the 10th of February, 1780."Memorandum in the handwriting of John Cuffe: "This is the copy of the pet.i.tion which we did deliver unto the Honorable Council and Hou
- 85 "Art. xii., Sec. 1. The militia shall consist of all able-bodied white male persons, between, etc."Art. xiii., Sec. 1. No negro or mulatto shall come into, or settle in the State after the adoption of this Const.i.tution."Sec. 2. All contra
- 84 "At the time mentioned in the plaintiff's declaration, the defendant, claiming to be owner as aforesaid, laid his hands upon said plaintiff, Harriet, Eliza, and Lizzie, and imprisoned them, doing in this respect, however, no more than what he mi
- 83 "The legal effect of this bill, if pa.s.sed, was neither to legislate slavery into nor out of these territories, but to leave the people to do as they pleased. And why should any man, North or South, object to this principle? It was by the operation
- 82 CENSUS OF 1840.--SLAVE POPULATION.Alabama 253,532 Arkansas 19,935 District of Columbia 4,694 Delaware 2,605 Florida 25,717 Georgia 280,944 Illinois 331 Kentucky 182,258 Louisiana 168,452 Maryland 89,737 Mississippi 195,211 Missouri 58,240 New Jersey 674 N
- 81 "He is a complete fanatic, or plays his part most admirably. On other subjects he possesses an uncommon share of intelligence, with a mind capable of attaining any thing, but warped and perverted by the influence of early impressions. He is below the
- 80 Suffer the wrongs which wring our inmost heart, To draw one throb of pity on thy part?Our Skins may differ, but from thee we claim A sister's privilege and a sister's name."Every barrier was now broken down inside of anti-slavery organizati
- 79 "Your Committee would now approach the present Convention and examine the resolution under consideration, beginning with the first interrogatory, viz.: Is it proper for the Free people of color in this country, under existing circ.u.mstances, to remo
- 78 "The Convention has viewed the plan with considerable interest, and, after mature deliberation, on a candid investigation, feels strictly justified in recommending the same to the liberal patronage of our brethren, and respectfully solicits the aid o
- 77 "They would further recommend, that the Declaration of Independence and the Const.i.tution of the United Stales be read in our Conventions; believing, that the truths contained in the former are incontrovertible, and that the latter guarantees in let
- 76 It ill.u.s.trated the power of the Gospel of Love, the gentleness of Negro character, and the powers and possibilities of the race. It was G.o.d's message to a people who had refused to listen to his anti-slavery prophets and priests; and its sad, we
- 75 Among the leaders of the HETERODOX ANTI-SLAVERY PARTY--those who attacked the reticency, silent acquiescence, or act of support the Church gave slavery,--were Parker Pillsbury, James G. Birney, Stephen S. Foster, and Samuel Brooke. The platform of this pa
- 74 Statesmen like Franklin, Rush, Hamilton, and Jay; divines like Hopkins, Edwards, and Stiles; philanthropists like Woolman, Lay, and Benezet! And the good Quakers--G.o.d bless them!--or _Friends_, which has so much tender meaning in it, did much to hasten
- 73 The following testimony to the bravery of Colored sailors is of the highest character."EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM NATHANIEL SHALER, COMMANDER OF THE PRIVATE-ARMED SCHOONER 'GOV. TOMPKINS,' TO HIS AGENT IN NEW YORK, DATED-- "AT SEA, Jan.
- 72 When the war-clouds gathered in 1812, there was no time wasted in discussing whether it would be prudent to arm the Negro, nor was there a doubt expressed as to his valor. His brilliant achievements in the war of the Revolution, his power of endurance, an
- 71 Thus amended, the bill was ordered to be engrossed, and on the 2d of March--the last day but one of the session--was read a third time and pa.s.sed. It was returned to the House, where the amendments were read, when Mr. Tallmadge moved that the bill be in
- 70 History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880.by George Was.h.i.+ngton Williams.VOLUME II.1800 TO 1880.NOTE.This second volume brings the HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA from 1800 down to 1880. It consists of six parts and twenty-nine chapte
- 69 [648] Asiatic Researches, vol. iii. pp. 4, 5.[649] Twenty fifth Annual Report, United Brethren, 1881.Part II _SLAVERY IN THE COLONIES._ CHAPTER XV.CONDITION OF SLAVES IN Ma.s.sACHUSETTS.The following memorandum in Judge Sewall's letter book was calle
- 68 So rapid a success elated his heart to a prodigious degree, and, as Herodotus informs us, swelled him with so much pride and infatuation, that he boasted it was not in the power of the G.o.ds themselves to dethrone him; so great was the idea he had formed
- 67 _Cyrene_--(Acts xi. 20.) A province and city of Libya. There was anciently a Phoenician colony called Cyrenaica, or "Libya, about Cyrene." (Acts ii. 10.)._Cyrene_--A country west of Egypt, and the birthplace of Callimachus the poet, Eratosthenes
- 66 It is also apparent from the architecture, and other historical evidences of their character, that dark or black races, with more or less of the Negro physiognomy, were in the earliest period of their known history cultivated and intelligent, having kingd
- 65 In 1797 Congress again found themselves confronted by the dark problem of slavery, that would not down at their bidding. The Yearly Meeting of the Quakers of Philadelphia sent a memorial to Congress, complaining that about one hundred and thirty-four Negr
- 64 It is with peculiar satisfaction we a.s.sure, the friends of humanity, that, in prosecuting the design of our a.s.sociation, our endeavors have proved successful, far beyond our most sanguine expectations."Encouraged by this success, and by the daily
- 63 "Mr. SHERMAN observed, that that clause had been agreed to, and therefore could not be committed."Mr. RANDOLPH was for committing, in order that some middle ground might, if possible, be found. He could never agree to the clause as it stands. He
- 62 In 1778 Virginia pa.s.sed a law prohibiting the importation of slaves, and in 1782 repealed the law that confined the power of emanc.i.p.ating to the Legislature, only on account of meritorious conduct. Private emanc.i.p.ations became very numerous, and t
- 61 "_To be_ SOLD, very Cheap, for no other Reason than for want of Employ, an exceeding Active NEGRO BOY, aged fifteen.Also, a likely NEGRO GIRL, aged seventeen."From "The Continental Journal," Aug. 17, 1780:-- "_To be_ SOLD, a likel
- 60 No one gave heed. Two months later, Nov. 14, there appeared in "The Independent Chronicle" of Boston a plan for gradual emanc.i.p.ation; and on the 28th of the same month, in the same paper there appeared a communication demanding specific and i