1797 ~ Sojourner "Ain't I A Woman Too" Truth, abolitionist & women's rights activist, was born a slave in Hurley, NY. Escaped in 1826 with her daughter. First Black woman gto successfully sue a White man for custody of her son. d
1797 ~ Congress refused to accept the 1st recorded petition from Black Americans.
1800 ~ Blacks were 18.9% of the US population; 1,002,037 to 5,308,483. Lots & Lots of FREE Labor. Shame they couldn't vote for that 1797 petition. Think it was to free them? How bout' wages for their labor? Think it might have passed?
I'm Just Wonderin'...
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