https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1118734336 elizabeth freeman en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 18 May 2026 15:31:15 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 https://www.npr.org/tags/1118734336/elizabeth-freeman A state representative found that many of his colleagues were largely unaware of the significance of the woman's case, which set the legal precedent that essentially ended slavery in Massachusetts. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 03:15:36 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/08/22/1118733517/a-statue-honors-a-once-enslaved-woman-who-won-her-freedom-in-court https://www.npr.org/2022/08/22/1118733517/a-statue-honors-a-once-enslaved-woman-who-won-her-freedom-in-court A state representative found that many of his colleagues were largely unaware of the significance of the woman's case, which set the legal precedent that essentially ended slavery in Massachusetts.

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