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On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress was first convened in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall

On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress was first convened in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. 🇺🇸🏫🔔 The Congress would serve through 1781, during this period signing and approving the Declaration of […]

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On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress was first convened in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall

On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress was first convened in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. 🇺🇸🏫🔔 The Congress would serve through 1781, during this period signing and approving the Declaration of […]

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On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress was first convened in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall

On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress was first convened in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. 🇺🇸🏫🔔 The Congress would serve through 1781, during this period signing and approving the Declaration of […]

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A Most Sincere and Active Friend

Highlighting the career of the remarkable abolitionist Thomas Shipley

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Bringing About a ‘More Perfect Union’: Street Diplomacy in the Nineteenth Century

Terror in a time of slavery

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St. Joseph’s University: Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia – Street Diplomacy and the Struggle over Slavery

St. Joseph’s University will host alumnus and JMC Editorial Officer Elliott Drago for a talk on his new book, Street Diplomacy: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820-1850. […]

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Elliott Drago: Street Diplomacy – The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820–1850

JMC's own Editorial Officer, Elliott Drago, has written a book on the antebellum free Black community of Philadelphia, Street Diplomacy: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820–1850.

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Slave Catchers All!

How the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 helped bring about the Civil War

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