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Slavery, Slaveholding, and Flight in Antebellum Maryland Research Collection

MSA SC 5496
Dates	2002
Medium	electronic, microfilm, exhibit panels
Restrictions	Collection is presently restricted to Maryland State Archives staff members.
Storage	00/43/01
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Research compiled by Maryland State Archives Staff under the direction of Dr. David Taft Terry and Christopher Haley, Research Administrators, Commission to Coordinate the Study, Commemoration, and Impact of Slavery's History and Legacy in Maryland. Runaway advertisements and notices of committal are some of the most rewarding sources for ascertaining the movement, motivation, and destination of enslaved persons have have taken flight. Includes 2011 exhibit "Flee! Stories of Flight From Maryland in Black and White" More information is available at the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland website

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Series 1: series 1: electronic records
Series 2: series 2: microfilm records
Series 3: Exhibit Panels, Flee! Stories of Flight from Maryland

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