Contested Freedom (Q624610)
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Contested Freedom research project
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Contested Freedom
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Contested Freedom research project
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1823
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1842
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Marquis Taylor
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Contested Freedom
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The dataset names 1,321 free individuals of color residing in Chatham County. In 1818 the Georgia state legislature enacted a law with the mandate for all free persons of color to register themselves. In instances when free persons of color failed to register, they risked re-enslavement.
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