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Imprisonment of Abolitionist Milly Cooper

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Imprisonment of Abolitionist Milly Cooper

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Milly Cooper was a newly freed slave and resident of St. Mary’s County. She was charged with harboring a freedom seeker and convicted on September 1, 1828. She served four years in prison in Leonardtown.

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County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action
Timeframes: 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period

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Type of Entry: Timeline
County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action
Timeframes: 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period

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