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Frances C. Roberts Townsend Notes

Roberts' 1940 M.A. thesis is titled "An Experiment in Emancipation of Slaves by an Alabama Planter." It discusses the estate of Madison County plantation owner and enslaver Samuel Townsend, his enslaved children, and his emancipation of them in his will.

Series 2, Subseries B, Box 1, Folder 1

University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama

Frances C. Roberts Collection

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