EPISODE · Apr 15, 2021 · 8 MIN
BHS e301-Vermont Constitution and Indentured Servants
from The Brattleboro Historical Society Podcast · host Brattleboro Historical Society
In 1777 the Vermont Constitution banned some forms of bondage. In the historical society collection are indentured servant contracts that are examples of how some forms of bondage continued into the 1890's...almost 30 years AFTER the 13th amendment to the US Constitution banned slavery and indentured servitude. Here's the story...
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In 1777 the Vermont Constitution banned some forms of bondage. In the historical society collection are indentured servant contracts that are examples of how some forms of bondage continued into the 1890's...almost 30 years AFTER the 13th amendment to the US Constitution banned slavery and indentured servitude. Here's the story...
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BHS e301-Vermont Constitution and Indentured Servants
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