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Virginians Petition to Prevent the Emancipation of Slaves
The spirit of the American Revolution inspired some slaveholders to manumit, or free, their slaves. In 1782, Virginia passed a law that allowed slaveholders to set slaves free in their wills, where before manumission required a special act of the [...]
Tags: Emancipation, Revolutionary War
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815)