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Drawing of a group of women gathered together sewing

Hebron’s Josephine Sophia (White) Griffing and a Vision for Post-Emancipation America

December 11, 2023 • Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877, Civil War, Everyday Life, Politics and Government, Slavery and Abolition, Women, Work, Hebron

From before emancipation and the 13th Amendment, Josephine Sophie White Griffing of Hebron, Connecticut, was an ardent advocate for enslaved and free people.

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Illustration of Hebron by John Warner Barber

Changing Sentiments on Slavery in Colonial Hebron

February 9, 2020 • Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s, Colchester, Coventry, Revolutionary War, Slavery and Abolition, Hebron, Tolland

Residents of Hebron rescued local enslaved people Lowis and Cesar Peters, and their children, from South Carolina slave traders.

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