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Slavery in the North with Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

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Genealogists tend to think of slavery as a southern issue only. Not so: slavery existed for decades in northern states as well. And freedom didn't come easy -- the law often provided for only for gradual manumission, and freedmen themselves were often unwelcome in the north.

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
The Legal Genealogist

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