Newburyport’s Road to Revolution, Part IV- Black Newburyporters
Newburyport City Hall 60 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA, United StatesExplore the uncomfortable truth that, as Newburyport debated concepts of freedom and independence on the eve of Revolution, a significant number of Americans were not free. Thousands of African Americans were enslaved, up to 20% of the entire population of the colonies. In Newburyport, Black voices spoke up forcefully for their liberty and equality amid...