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Gradual Emancipation and Enslavement in the North

Ari Wilkins
Feb 3, 2023
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Gradual Emancipation
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Immediate Emancipation
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Legal Maneuvers
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Sources
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Manuscript Collections
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Questions / answers
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Slavery existed in some northern states well into the 19th century. Learn about the motives for gradual emancipation, how it affected enslaved African Americans and enslavers at this time, the state laws surrounding slavery, and the records that it created.

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Ari Wilkins
Ari Wilkins graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in interior design. She has been actively researching family history since 1998. Ms. Wilkins has spoken nationally at the National Genealogical Society, the Federation
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    Sandra Newport
    2 years ago

    Ari presented in a way that was very good and easy to understand

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    Cheryl Villigan
    2 years ago

    Very important information, especially to those of use who think our ancestors were guiltless because they lived in the North. Ari’s explanation of Rhode Island’s involvement in the slave trade confirmed what a cousin’s research into our family revealed to him. It’s sad and disappointing, but it is our history, and we must learn from it.

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    Bernice Hartfield
    2 years ago

    Ms. Wilkins did a great job!! I didn’t know there was a difference between the north and the south. I have learned a lot and I can’t wait to share with others.

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    Angi Porter
    2 years ago

    One of the best I have ever attended!

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    Diana McKinney
    2 years ago

    I learned so much that’s applicable right one time from Ari’s thorough presentation on Gradual Emancipation & Enslavement. Excellent share!

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    Albert Dennis
    2 years ago

    Very interesting and enlightening. I had no idea that slavery was as entrenched in the North!

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    Phillip Murry
    2 years ago

    Excellent presentation on an underrepresented topic

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    Maryann Rozzell
    2 years ago

    New information that I will be using in my search. Clearly presented, easy to follow.

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