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Skilled enslaved workers
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Harold Gill <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:09:52 -0400
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There has been some discussion of the lack of skilled slaves recently. My database of about 11,000 artisans working in Virginia before 1800 includes 287 enslaved workers ranging from barbers to weavers.
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