Frank Demas Earns His Freedom Frank Demas was born in Kentucky in 1818. He was born into slavery, a system by which a person is forced to work without pay and doesn’t have freedom. His enslavers, people who enslave another person, worked in the shipping trade, and so… Read More Frank Demas Earns His Freedom
A Community Stands with the Crosswhites Adam Crosswhite and his family escaped from slavery, system by which a person is forced to work without pay and doesn’t have freedom, in Kentucky. They travel north and settled near Marshall, Michigan. Adam feared that slave catchers from Kentucky might come to Michigan and… Read More A Community Stands with the Crosswhites
Laura Haviland – An Abolitionist An Anti-Slavery Society In 1832, in a simple wood meetinghouse near Adrian, Michigan, the first anti-slavery society in Michigan was formed. Some of the people in this meeting were Quakers, a religious group that spoke out against slavery. One of the Quakers was Elizabeth Chandler. Elizabeth wrote… Read More Laura Haviland – An Abolitionist
Anti-Slavery Movement in Michigan There were people for and against slavery in Michigan before it was completely banned by the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution. You can read a quick history about those who opposed slavery in Michigan below. … Read More Anti-Slavery Movement in Michigan
How is freedom defined during the statehood era? The Michigan History Center is creating stories, activities, and teaching resources for educators to use with students. The stories below focus on how people fought and struggles for freedom during the Statehood Era. Did slavery exist in Michigan? Who fought against slavery and how? Did people… Read More How is freedom defined during the statehood era?
Statehood Era: 1787 – 1840 The Statehood Era is define by staff at the Michigan History Center as the time between 1787 with the creation of the Northwest Territory via the Northwest Ordinance and 1850 with the [achievement of Michigan's statehood]. The people who lived in and came to Michigan… Read More Activities for Grades: 9-12 Statehood Era: 1787 – 1840