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Slavery in New Jersey

Lesley Schierenbeck

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Learn about the rich history of enslavement here in New Jersey! 

Touted as a "Northern State" doesn't mean that enslavement stopped - in fact, we still had over 400 people enslaved after the Civil War was over! Learn more in this episode, and check out the book list below:


 Books: 

Stories of Slavery in New Jersey


The Ragged Road to Abolition: Slavery and Freedom in New Jersey 


Tinton Falls Iron Works: 



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