Belinda Sutton's Post-enslavement Petitions

Belinda Sutton's Post-enslavement Petitions

After she became a free woman, Belinda Sutton successfully petitioned for compensation for her years of enslaved labor. This was one of many legal efforts of enslaved and formerly enslaved people to advocate for themselves in Massachusetts courts.

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The Road to the Declaration of Sentiments

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St. Clair's Defeat, or the Battle of a Thousand Slain

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