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The Hopeful, Heartbreaking Ads Placed by Formerly Enslaved People in Search of Lost Family

Source: Slate

In an effort to connect with separated family members, many freedpeople turned to newspaper advertisements after emacipation.

This entry was posted in A New Birth of Freedom and tagged Culture & Society, History, People on November 1, 2018 by Daniella Navarro.

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