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Cornell builds database of historical runaway slave ads

Cornell University in Ithaca, New York has begun a project to compile a database of historical runaway slave advertisements published in newspapers. The project involves digitizing, preserving, organizing, and enabling analysis of all surviving runaway ads. Runaway slave ads were … Continue reading

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