Podcasts History Research at the National Archives and Beyond Slavery in the North with Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

Slavery in the North with Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

Published: April 11, 2014, 1 a.m.

Genealogists tend to think of slavery as a southern issue only. Not so: slavery existed for decades in northern states as well. And freedom didn't come easy -- the law often provided for only for gradual manumission, and freedmen themselves were often unwelcome in the north. Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL The Legal Genealogist