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Meet the People : African Americans : Colonial African Americans
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African Americans

African Americans singing

Biographical Fact Sheets:

  • Aggy
  • Matthew Ashby
  • Lydia Broadnax
  • Charlotte
  • Eve
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  • Gowan Pamphlet

Daily Life

  • Introduction to Colonial African American Life
  • The African American Family
  • African American Clothing

Lord Dunmore's Proclamation--an early emancipation proclamation.

  • Summary of Dunmore's Proclamation
  • Dunmore's Proclamation: A Time to Choose
  • Letter Regarding Dunmore's Proclamation
  • Runaway Advertisements
  • The Diary of Colonel Landon Carter

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