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Silhouette of woman standing with her fist raised in success

In 1865, thousands of Black South Carolinians signed a 54-foot-long freedom petition

Source: Washington Post

Read about some of the objects on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

This entry was posted in A New Birth of Freedom, The Move Toward Freedom and tagged Culture & Society, History, People on October 1, 2021 by Daniella Navarro.

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