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The Randolph Freedpeople (1846)

Published: May 29, 2022, 12:26 p.m.

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It\\u2019s May 29th. This day in 1846, 13 years after being granted their freedom, a group of formerly-enslaved Virginians arrive in Ohio to settle on land that they\\u2019d secured in a long court battle.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the plight of the \\u201cRandolph Freedpeople,\\u201d why their former owner John Randolph willed them their freedom, and the legacy of this group in Ohio today.

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