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Just in time for the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Missouri State Archives is placing more than 270 slave freedom suits online. The free database is part of the St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, a massive effort to preserve city court documents predating 1875. This latest record set is slated to View Website VIP Subscription

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