On This Day In Black History Jan 13 - Jan. 13, 1777: Petition for Freedom in Massachusetts

On Jan. 13, 1777, abolitionist Prince Hall and seven other African Americans presented a petition for freedom to the Massachusetts Council and the House of Representatives.

It began,

To the Honorable Counsel & House of [Representa-] tives for the State of Massachusette Bay in General Court assembled, Jan 13 1777 —

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