It was New Year’s Day in 1762 when the Amherst town selectmen ordered the first free Blacks of record to leave town, “considering them likely paupers if they were allowed to stay in Amherst as residents.”This is one of dozens of facts our group —…
It was New Year’s Day in 1762 when the Amherst town selectmen ordered the first free Blacks of record to leave town, “considering them likely paupers if they were allowed to stay in Amherst as residents.”This is one of dozens of facts our group —…
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