1742 - 1829
Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett) American Activist
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| First Name |
Elizabeth
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| Last Name |
Freeman
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| Alternative Name |
Elizabeth Freeman
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1741
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| Birthplace |
Claverack, New York, U.S.A.
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| Died |
28th December, 1829
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| Place of Death |
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Midwife, herbalist, servant
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Elizabeth Freeman (c.1744 – December 28, 1829), also known as Bet, Mum Bett, or MumBet, was the first enslaved African American to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling, in Freeman's favor, found slavery to be inconsistent with the 1780 Massachusetts State Constitution. Her suit, Brom and Bett v. Ashley (1781), was cited in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appellate review of Quock Walker's freedom suit. When the court upheld Walker's freedom under the state's constitution, the ruling was considered to have implicitly ended slavery in Massachusetts.
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