History of slavery in Kentucky
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title:
History of slavery in Kentucky
text:
The history of slavery in Kentucky dates from the earliest permanent European settlements in the state, until the end of the Civil War. In 1830, enslaved African Americans represented 24 percent of Kentucky's population, a share that had declined to 19.5 percent by 1860, on the eve of the Civil War. Most enslaved people were concentrated in the cities of Louisville and Lexington and in the hemp- and tobacco-producing Bluegrass Region and Jackson Purchase. Other enslaved people lived in the Ohio
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_Kentucky
date created:
2007-06-08T04:14:53Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T16:24:19Z
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