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Meet the Butler family of Maryland who won 90 suits in claim of their freedom in the late 1700s

Meet the Butler family of Maryland who won 90 suits in claim of their freedom in the late 1700s

The Butler family in Maryland changed the face of activism for the enslaved people claiming their freedom by winning over 90 suits filed for their freedom between 1787 and 1791. It opened the floodgates for many enslaved people to explore the loopholes in the laws that kept them in captivity. According to Lapham’s Quarterly, the…

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