Marriage, Relationships, and race of the antebellum period
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
What is a popular imbalance of power relationship we often hear about coming from the antebellum period?
he is remembered to history as the enslaved man who mailed himself to freedom. In 1849, he fled Richmond, Virginia, via a custom-made dry goods box that was arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family bonds had been ripped to shreds.
What is Henry “Box” Brown
To be "shacking up"
What is a term made by the elder members of the communities to define slaves in a relationship
The couple would then step across the brooms at the same time joining hands to signal that they were truly married.
What is jumping the broom
defined the rights of freed people to own, sell, or lease personal and real property; enter into contracts; and to be entitled to basic human rights. They could also marry.
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1866