freedom suit

GOOD MORNING P.O.U.!   We continue our look at African Americans in the Revolution with.... Elizabeth Freeman aka "Mum Bett" Elizabeth Freeman, in early life known as Bett and later Mum Bett (c.1742 – December 28, 1829), was among the first black slaves in Massachusetts to file a "freedom suit" and win in court under the 1780 constitution, with a ruling that … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution