1851--Woman and Children Self-Emancipate
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Title
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1851--Woman and Children Self-Emancipate
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Date
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4 May 1851
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Formatted date
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1851-05-04
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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A woman and her three children self-emancipated from slave holder F.M. Weedon, of Mason County, on Sunday, May 4, 1851. Weedon’s 1850 slave schedule shows a young woman and three small children, and three older adults. In 1860, the numbers are reduced to show the loss.
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Related resource
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Weedon family
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Bibliographic citation
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"Woman and Children Self-Emancipate," Louisville Daily Courier, Louisville, KY, 5 May 1851
Linked resources
Items with "Participant in: 1851--Woman and Children Self-Emancipate"
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Weedon, F. M. |
Person
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