Claim(permalink)
Some slave owners in the District of Columbia were paid up to $300 for each freeperson emancipated by anti-slavery laws.
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Date published
2021-06-20
Entities
MarsThirteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionEmancipation ProclamationSlavery in the United StatesNational Archives and Records AdministrationReparations for slaverySnopesInternet memeAbraham LincolnThe New York TimesSocial mediaUnited StatesPresident of the United StatesHistorian of the United States Senate
