11 nov 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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