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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 28 Print image (36K) |
| 19 different from the rest of the state and that's reflected in the ways that slaves were perceived. The harshness of slavery changed with time. It depended upon the places and people involved, nevertheless, it was still a harsh institution. The best way to look at slavery is to look at three factors. First, the Quakers, who hated slavery, but from 1820 -1850, you will find that many Quakers gave up their idea of not holding slaves because of the Methodists. In other words, many Quakers began to marry Methodists who owned slaves. The second factor was free blacks. Free blacks were always in danger of being sold back into slavery. There was an individual on the Eastern Shore who was trying to make sure that free blacks became slaves again. Her name was Patty Camron. She was the head of a biracial group primarily concerned with trying to recapture free blacks and sell them back into slavery. We are talking about people who were free but in danger of being slaves again. Free slaves had to always make sure that they were always around other people so that they would not be captured and sold down south. |