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Edwards Family Connections to Slavery

Elvira Edwards' (Benjamin's mother) Will

There is a section that mentions leaving a slave to her children.

How Did Slavery Exist in Illinois, A Free State?

Apprenticeship in Illinois

When slavery became unlawful, and indentured servants were frowned on, apprenticeship was a way to lawfully hold children and even adults in bonded servitude.

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