1840, Unnamed, Mention
Item
- Title
- 1840, Unnamed, Mention
- Description
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The old town hall's bell warned enslaved persons of the curfew at 9 o'clock every night.
Partial Transcript: "Its bell, which now calls the children of the city schools to their daily tasks, rang every night at 9 o'clock to warn the negro of the curfew hour, and clanged the alarm of fire to rouse the citizens to their safety." - Event Type
- Mention
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1840
- Date Certainty
- Questionable
- Location
- Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
- Related Event
- 1840, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment)
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Author
- Augustus Longstreet Hull
- Item sets
- Mention
- Site pages
- Map & Timeline
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1840, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment) | Event |
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