Week Four at MSA

The current phase of the Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland program, which is funded by a Department of Education grant, is focused on five counties of the Eastern Shore (Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot). To support our research of this region, I'm beginning to strip US census records for data about African Americans living in Dorchester County. This information forms part of a database that helps us cross-reference enslaved and free blacks in various state, local, and federal records.

Next week, I'll start my project with the Maryland State Colonization Society papers. For some of my thoughts on this subject, please visit my blog.

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