Secret Societies of Colored Persons Prohibited in This State
Summary
Last week about twenty free blacks, mostly women, were arrested in town for violating a new law that prohibits blacks from being members of secret societies. The women in question were members of a benevolent society and had no knowledge of the law.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: March 13th, 1861
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Pre-War Events
- Slavery / Emancipation
- Women and Children
