The Early Republic II

LibraryCo_LettertoCato
”Letter of Cato and Petition by ‘the negroes who obtained freedom by the late act,’” in
Postscript to the Freeman’s Journal, September 21, 1781.
(Library Company of Philadelphia).

Readings:

American Yawp Reader, chap. 7, “The Early Republic Reader” (click through to five Primary Source documents)

Secondary Source: Edward E. Baptist, “The Bittersweet Victory at Saint-Domingue,” Slate (August 6, 2015)

Secondary Source: Annette Gordon-Reed, “The Unsung Hemingses,” Slate (July 9, 2015)

 

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