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Fugitive Slave Advertisement
This video analyzes a slave advertisement from 1848. That ad describes three runaway slaves—Jesse, Jim, and Mark— who attempted to flee from their respective slave keepers: Tyre Glenn, Nathan Chaffin, and Solomon Transou.
To learn more please explore students' research: an in-depth analysis of this slave advertisement from 1848.
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