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1675 |
Boston merchants begin importing of enslaved people directly from West Africa. |
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1676 |
Some 550 enslaved persons live in Massachusetts at this time. |
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1678 |
Roxbury restricts the sale of wine and liquor. |
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10/31/1680 |
Ships bringing enslaved people into the colony are ordered by the General Court to first obtain permission from the governor. |
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10/02/1681 |
Black Maria is burned to death on Boston Common. |
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1687 |
Slavery in Boston is described by a French visitor. |
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1688 |
Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery is published. |
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03/02/1695 |
Names of “drunkards or common tipplers” are ordered posted by the General Court. |
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1696 |
Parliament revokes the monopoly of the Royal African Company for the salve trade. |
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1699 |
Two enslaved people are allowed to marry. |
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