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Slavery, Antislavery, and the Underground Railroad: A Dutchess County Guide, introduces reader to the story of slavery and freedom in Dutchess County, New York. The people of this county played unique and significant roles in the history of American slavery and abolitionism. The Hudson Valley made a more concentrated use of enslaved agricultural labor than almost any area in the North. The book is dedicated to uncovering this essential part of our past and placing local history in the broader contexts of racial slavery in the New World, the African American experience, and the legacies of antislavery today. The sites covered include two historic cemeteries, Friends Meeting Houses, churches, the sites of three free African American communities, and other historic sites. An introduction places the history of these locations in context and includes an overview of public antislavery activism, including the Dutchess County Anti-Slavery Society and Poughkeepsie Anti-Slavery Society. 68 Pages.
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