The African-American Census,
1838
Philadelphia,
PA
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This
project focuses on the census of the African-American population in Philadelphia,
which was taken by the Pennsylvania Abolition Society in 1837. One of
the initial aims of this census was to utilize the data collected in order
to counter attempts to disfranchise blacks in Pennsylvania. Today, however,
this data may serve a variety of uses and may be of particular relevance
to historians of African-American Philadelphia as well as to those interested
in genealogy.
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Created by Trecia Pottinger May 2003