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minus-squareStorm [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 months agoSo I forget the state, but where Washington had slaves passed a law that slaves who are residents for a set amount of years would be freed. But to get around the law, he’d bring his slaves to another state and reset the timer on their freedom. I’ll link the specific details in about two hours
minus-squareIshmael [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 months agoIt was Pennsylvania, back when Philly was the capital. I heard about this on the Dollop podcast episode on Ona Judge, who escaped Washington during one of these trips to reset the freedom clock. The episode was based on this book: https://www.amrevmuseum.org/read-the-revolution/never-caught-2
So I forget the state, but where Washington had slaves passed a law that slaves who are residents for a set amount of years would be freed.
But to get around the law, he’d bring his slaves to another state and reset the timer on their freedom.
I’ll link the specific details in about two hours
It was Pennsylvania, back when Philly was the capital. I heard about this on the Dollop podcast episode on Ona Judge, who escaped Washington during one of these trips to reset the freedom clock. The episode was based on this book:
https://www.amrevmuseum.org/read-the-revolution/never-caught-2
Thank you!