Independence National Historical Park
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In the spring of 1778, Peg and another young woman named Rachel, sought their freedom by leaving the household of Major Persifor Frazer and Mary Torrell Taylor Frazer in Chester County, Pennsylvania. This is the second advertisement of two ads published for the recapture of Peg.
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2022 marks the 245th anniversary of the Philadelphia Campaign during the American Revolutionary War, and many local parks historic sites will be hosting commemorative events. The following list details some of the major engagements that occurred during the Philadelphia Campaign, and the places you…
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In 1780 the Pennsylvania Assembly passed the Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery into law. It was the first of several legislative enactments to abolish slavery in the states between 1780 and 1804. The act stated, “every Negro and Mulatto child born within the state after the passing of the…
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This was a 1799 petition written by Absalom Jones and 70 other free Black American men in Pennsylvania to Congress. They wrote to end the international slave trade, the abolition of slavery, and the protection of free Black people from kidnapping.