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THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND
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Discusses the perils of fugitive slaves in Maryland, the effort to assist them and the determination on the part of slave catchers to return them to slavery. Clemens, Paul G.E. 1980. The Atlantic Economy and Colonial Maryland's Eastern Shore. Ithaca, Cornell University Press. Discusses how slavery greatly contributed to the development of the Maryland economy. Cairo 11, Kenneth L. Winter, 1989 "Voices of Project: Eastern Shore Abolition Societies 1790-1820." Maryland Historical Magazine 84, 350-360. Chronicles the impact of Maryland Abolition Societies. Davis, David Brian. 1986. Slavery in The Colonial Chesapeake Williamsburg, VA: The ColoniaL Williamsburg Foundation. Provides rich, insights int the condition of slaves in colonial Maryland and Virginia.