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121Adam Lewis Bingaman — (aka A. L. Bingaman) born c. 1790 in Mississippi, died September 6, 1869 in New Orleans, Louisiana.1 Bingaman studied law in Massachusetts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, [http://surnamesite.com/harvard/harvard1812.htm Harvard University… …
122Edmonson sisters — Mary Edmonson (1832–1853) and Emily Edmonson (1835–1895), two respectable young women of light complexion , were African American women who became celebrities in the United States abolitionist movement after gaining their freedom from slavery.… …
123Edward Thomas Branch — (1811–1861) was a Republic of Texas legislator and Judge, and after the annexation of Texas to the United States, served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of RepresentativesBranch was born 6 December 1811 in Richmond, Virginia. After… …
124J. California Cooper — Joan California Cooper is an African American playwright and author. Her style is deceptively simple and direct and the vale of tears in which her characters reside is never so deep that a rich chuckle at a foolish person s foolishness cannot be… …
125David Ruggles — Portrait of David Ruggles (center) with two other men David Ruggles (March 15, 1810 December 16, 1849) was an anti slavery activist who was active in the New York Committee of Vigilance and the Underground Railroad. He was an African American… …
126History of slavery in California — Slavery in California existed among the native peoples of that region long before the arrival of the first European colonists. However, the arrival of the Spanish colonists mdash;participants in the Atlantic slave trade and owners of both Indian… …
127Isaac Royall, Jr. — He was the son of Isaac Royall, an Antiguan slaveholder who moved his family to Medford, Massachusetts in the early 18th century. He took over his father s estate, Ten Hills Farm, which is now the Isaac Royall House, a museum containing the only… …
128House slave — A House slave was a slave who worked and often lived in the house of the slave owner. House slaves had many duties such as cooking, cleaning, serving meals and caring for children. Contents 1 House slaves in antiquity 1.1 House slaves in Greece 1 …
