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Enslaved People & Wenham
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Enslaved People & Wenham
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In the mid-18th century, 1 in 17 of the residents of Wenham, Massachusetts was enslaved. Prior to the Revolutionary War, enslavement was commonplace throughout Essex County -- but most histories of the town have largely overlooked the phenomenon.
documents Wenham's enslaved population and explores where they lived, worked, worshiped and are thought to be buried.