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SUMMARY:Across State Lines: Slavery & Freedom on the Delaware-Pennsylv
 ania Border
DESCRIPTION:In May 1830\, Parke Dennis packed a bag with his most valu
 ed items: a drab cloth coat\, grey trousers\, and a white fur hat\, be
 fore fleeing to Chester County. Dennis was enslaved by a farmer in New
  Castle County\, Delaware. Though he reached Pennsylvania’s “free” soi
 l\, his freedom was short-lived. He was captured\, brought before a Ch
 ester County judge\, and forced back into bondage. His story was not u
 nique.\n\nWhile slavery was largely abolished in Pennsylvania by the e
 arly 1800s\, freedom was far from guaranteed for those who crossed the
  Delaware-Pennsylvania border. Still\, thousands fled to Pennsylvania 
 in pursuit of liberty.\n\nJoin us on June 18 at 12pm for our virtual p
 rogram “Across State Lines: Slavery and Freedom on the Delaware-Pennsy
 lvania Border.” Archivists from the Chester County Archives and the De
 laware Public Archives will examine records from our collections that 
 highlight the powerful stories of Delaware’s freedom seekers\, and the
  legal systems that sought to keep them in bondage.\n\nAdmission is Pa
 y as You Wish! Your donation is greatly appreciated. All proceeds bene
 fit the development of future programming and the preservation of the 
 History Center and its collections. The History Center is home to over
  750\,000 manuscripts\, 100\,000 photographs\, and 70\,000 artifacts. 
 Your donation helps us to preserve and share those resources. Register
  here for this pay-as-you-wish event\n\nThis virtual event will be rec
 orded\, and a link to the recording will be emailed to all registrants
 .
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In May 1830\, Parke Dennis packed a ba
 g with his most valued items: a drab cloth coat\, grey trousers\, and 
 a white fur hat\, before fleeing to Chester County. Dennis was enslave
 d by a farmer in New Castle County\, Delaware. Though he reached Penns
 ylvania’s “free” soil\, his freedom was short-lived. He was captured\,
  brought before a Chester County judge\, and forced back into bondage.
  His story was not unique.</p>\n<p>While slavery was largely abolished
  in Pennsylvania by the early 1800s\, freedom was far from guaranteed 
 for those who crossed the Delaware-Pennsylvania border. Still\, thousa
 nds fled to Pennsylvania in pursuit of liberty.</p>\n<p>Join us on Jun
 e 18 at 12pm for our virtual program “Across State Lines: Slavery and 
 Freedom on the Delaware-Pennsylvania Border.” Archivists from the Ches
 ter County Archives and the Delaware Public Archives will examine reco
 rds from our collections that highlight the powerful stories of Delawa
 re’s freedom seekers\, and the legal systems that sought to keep them 
 in bondage.</p>\n<p>Admission is Pay as You Wish! <strong>Your donatio
 n is greatly appreciated</strong>. All proceeds benefit the developmen
 t of future programming and the preservation of the History Center and
  its collections. The History Center is home to over 750\,000 manuscri
 pts\, 100\,000 photographs\, and 70\,000 artifacts. Your donation help
 s us to preserve and share those resources. <a href=https://buytickets
 .at/chestercountyhistorycenter/2176249>Register here for this pay-as-y
 ou-wish event</a></p>\n<p>This virtual event will be recorded\, and a 
 link to the recording will be emailed to all registrants.</p>\n
URL:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/across-state-lines-slavery-fr
 eedom-on-the-delaware-pennsylvania-border/?lang=en
ATTACH:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/across-state-lines-slavery
 -freedom-on-the-delaware-pennsylvania-border/?lang=en
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