“No slaves amongst us, and those few Blacks who have had their freedom secured are provided for as to food and raiment.”
—Fairfax (Virginia) Quarterly Meeting, 1794
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"No slaves amongst us, and those few Blacks who have had their freedom secured are provided for as to food and raiment."
—Fairfax (Virginia) Quarterly Meeting, 1794
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What's the context of this
What's the context of this quote? I don't know quite what it's saying. That there are no slaves, and very few free blacks, and for some reason someone is feeding and clothing them as some form of charity?
I don't understand :(
Pam