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The Freeman Room in the Ashley House in Sheffield, Mass., includes a portrait of Elizabeth Freeman.

In The 1700s An Enslaved Massachusetts Woman Sued For Her Freedom — And Won

Feb 27, 2020
Elizabeth Freeman used the colonists' ideas of equality and independence to sue for her freedom. Her lawyer was Theodore Sedgwick, who would later become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Joseph McGill, founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, says it's important to preserve and remember the lives and work of enslaved people whose names have often been forgotten.

Looking 'Beyond The Big House' And Into The Lives Of Slaves

Sep 13, 2017
A new house tour bypasses Charleston's antebellum mansions and takes visitors directly to the quarters where enslaved people lived and worked.
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