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nov 11, 1773 - Felix's Petition

Description:

"Massachusetts slaves, represented by a single signatory, Felix, petition the government for their freedom: 'We have no Property, we have no Wives. No Children. We have no City. No Country. But we have a Father in Heaven.'

Similar petitions flooded the colonies preceding and during the Revolutionary War."

Source:

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/

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Date:

nov 11, 1773
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~ 252 years ago