Search Results for: Blacks

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	"Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" 1773 L12.003 The publication in 1773 of her "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" marked the first published book by an African American.
	"Deerfield History" c. 1840 L12.004 This history of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was written c.1840 by Pliny Arms
	"Ingenious Epitaph" a poem from Greenfield Gazette newspaper Sep 22, 1796 L12.005 The slave John Jack died in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1773 but in 1796, more than 20 years after his death, his epitaph appeared in the a Greenfield, Massachusetts, newspaper.
	"Wants A Place" ad in the Greenfield Gazette newspaper Jan 1, 1795 L12.006 This ad from the Greenfield Gazette appeared at a time when slavery had not been officially abolished in Massachusetts.
	Article by Pompey on President Jefferson in the Greenfield Gazette reprinted from the Massachusetts Spy newspaper May 4, 1801 L12.007 Although this piece appears to have been written by an African American, it was much more likely anonymously composed by a white Federalist, complete with a stereotyped version of African American speech.
	Article published in letter form to Benjamin Banneker from Thomas Jefferson in the Greenfield Gazette newspaper Nov 15, 1792 L12.008 In this letter from Thomas Jefferson printed in the Greenfield Gazette in 1792, he thanks free African American Benjamin Banneker.
	Letter printed in article form to Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Banneker in the Greenfield Gazette newspaper Nov 15, 1792 L12.009 Benjamin Banneker was a primarily self-taught scientist, mathematician, astronomer, surveyor, farmer and almanac author.
	"Census of Several States" taken from Thomas's Almanack for 1792 tallied by Office of the Secretary of State 1792 L12.010 This census from Isaiah Thomas's 1792 almanac reveals the number of slaves in the states and territories at that time.
	Article on the Constitution and Slavery from The Hampshire Gazette Newspaper Feb 6, 1788 L12.011l14.001 In this anonymous 1788 letter to the Hampshire Gazette, the writer questions whether the new federal constitution should be adopted because he believes that it supports the institution of slavery, according to Article 1, Section 9.

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