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Slavery in Mason County

Slavery was evil, with no redeeming attributes. We acknowledge that it happened in and around Washington, not to defend it but to help the reader understand why it is critical to prevent its recurrence.

Slavery in Northern Kentucky
1846 Washington Slave Auction
Rev. Elisha W Green
A person sold on the
Washington Slave Block
Mason County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870
A Piece of Slavery’s Hidden Past
Underground Railroad
Mason County, Kentucky slave pen
Description of being “Sold Down the River”
Slavery in Mason County KY Blog
Medallic History of Slavery
Strange Slave Trial
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