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David Barclay of Youngsbury (1729–1809), also known as David Barclay of Walthamstow or David Barclay of Walthamstow and Youngsbury, [1] was an English Quaker merchant, banker, and philanthropist. He is notable for an experiment in "gratuitous manumission ", in which he freed the slaves on his Jamaican plantation and arranged for better ...
Barclay, like Owen Brown and Francis Jackson Meriam, did not enter Harpers Ferry; they remained at the Kennedy Farm guarding the weapons. When it became clear that the raid was failing, they escaped northward, after much difficulty reaching John Brown, Jr.'s house in Ashtabula County, Ohio. [12]
This bibliography of slavery in the United States is a guide to books documenting the history of slavery in the U.S., from its colonial origins in the 17th century through the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which officially abolished the practice in 1865. In addition, links are provided to related bibliographies and ...
Chicago Commons: Chicago, Illinois: United States Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center (CRC) Columbus, Ohio: United States [13] College Settlement of Philadelphia and Henry J. & Willemina B. Kuhn Day Camp: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: United States [14] Columbus Federation of Settlements: Columbus, Ohio: United States [15] East Side ...
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp , 429 U.S. 252 (1977), was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States dealing with a zoning ordinance that in a practical way barred families of various socio-economic, and ethno-racial backgrounds from residing in a neighborhood.
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A map of the “Crawdads” coastal setting, including the marsh, is available at the front of every “Crawdads” book and at the bottom of this page on author Owens’ website: ...
Hundreds of workers in a small Ohio city are reeling after banking giant Barclays terminated 252-plus jobs in one fell swoop. One former employee claims they weren’t provided any notice.