Elizabeth Freeman - She Sued Her Slave Owner in 1781

from Badass Women of America · host Kit and Sherlock

Send us Fan MailElizabeth Freeman, also known as Mumbet, after hearing the reading of the newly ratified Massachusetts Constitution in 1780 which stated that all men were free, she took her slave owner to court to try to win her freedom.Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of Elizabeth Freeman, the woman who ended slavery in Massachusetts 80 years before the Civil War.See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/

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