The First Emancipation: The Abolition of Slavery in the North |
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... Church of England ) was less welcome than in the middle colonies , Negroes were admitted to the Congregational churches , where they usually sat in segregated pews . In Connecticut slaves were admitted to membership but were excluded ...
... Church of England ) was less welcome than in the middle colonies , Negroes were admitted to the Congregational churches , where they usually sat in segregated pews . In Connecticut slaves were admitted to membership but were excluded ...
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... church established a program of Negro catechism in 1747 and admitted qualified Negroes to church privileges . In the Dutch - American churches Negroes usually sat in the galleries and were not allowed to approach the communion table ...
... church established a program of Negro catechism in 1747 and admitted qualified Negroes to church privileges . In the Dutch - American churches Negroes usually sat in the galleries and were not allowed to approach the communion table ...
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... church . Mem- bers of the church who sold slaves were to be immediately suspended , and those who purchased them were to agree to manumit the Negroes after a reasonable period of service to pay for their cost . Although the 1800 General ...
... church . Mem- bers of the church who sold slaves were to be immediately suspended , and those who purchased them were to agree to manumit the Negroes after a reasonable period of service to pay for their cost . Although the 1800 General ...
Contents
THE TRIUMPH OF GRADUAL | 169 |
BEYOND GRADUAL ABOLITION | 201 |
APPENDIX | 231 |
Copyright | |
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