Cornell Professor Documents the Days of 'Runaway Slave' Newspaper Ads
Such paid postings were once common in U.S. dailies
It began during the research phase for the 2014 book The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism. The author, Cornell history professor Edward E. Baptist, decided that ads seeking the return of “runaway slaves” published in newspapers during the 18th and 19th centuries deserved a dedicated spot in the historical record. Today, that effort is in full flight.
The digital archiving project Freedom on the Move will be officially presented next month to other colleges and libraries.
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