Elizabeth Key (Q491039)
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HC-PER-37291
- HC-PER-37291
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English |
Elizabeth Key
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HC-PER-37291
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Statements
Servant
Slave
Litigant
Freedman / Freedwoman
Enslaved. Six years after Key gained her freedom in a court case (by saying she had the legal status of her free father), Virginia passed a law stating that a child's status was determined by that of the mother.