African Freedom Fighters of Pennsylvania

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This Black Freedom Studies course investigates war in Chester County, Pennsylvania, from 1850 to 1865. Students will explore historical events including African responses to: the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Christiana Resistance, Parker sisters’ kidnappings, founding of Hinsonville and its response to African enslavement, creation of Ashmun Institute, Civil War, and Thirteenth Amendment.