Purchasing Freedom

from The Past Within · host JT O'Connell

A follow-up to the previous episode adding detail and examples of some slaves who purchased their own freedom, in their own words. We also talk about the corrupting effects of slavery on the institutions and character of American citizens before the Civil War (antebellum).

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