Finding Your Roots
Education | Slavery in the North
A look at slavery in the North and the views and actions of Quakers.
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Finding Your Roots
Education | Slavery in the North
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A look at slavery in the North and the views and actions of Quakers.
A look at slavery in the North and the views and actions of Quakers including Kevin Bacon's ancestor Samuel Atkinson.
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Education | Slavery in the North
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A look at slavery in the North and the views and actions of Quakers including Kevin Bacon's ancestor Samuel Atkinson.
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