Slavery in the Age of the American Revolution

FAIN: RX-*0409-79

U.S. Capitol Historical Society (Washington, DC 20002-5724)
Ronald Hoffman (Project Director: November 1978 to October 1990)

A conference on slavery in the age of the American Revolution, recognizing slavery's seminal role in shaping American ideals of freedom and independence.

To sponsor a conference to be held in March 1980, on the subject of slavery in the age of the American Revolution, a period when American slavery and Afro-American slavery and Afro-American culture were coming to maturity.