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KNOX, Tennessee in the 1850s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. A Meeting of the Knox County Colonization Society
    date June, 1850map KNOX, Tennesseetags African-Americans, Migration/Transportation, Slavery

    During the week of June 16, 1850, the Knox County Colonization Society convened for a meeting. This was of great significance because it marked the second anniversary of the Society in the city of Knoxville. At this time, the Chairman of this society declared that 15 to 20 free blacks of the city were ready to begin the process of emigration to Liberia. During the meeting, officers for the following...

  2. A Fugitive Slave Case in Knox County
    date April, 1851map KNOX, Tennesseetags African-Americans, Law, Slavery

    In April of 1851, a fugitive slave case involving a black man by the name of Sydney was decided in the Knox County Circuit Court. Sydney's counsel argued that he was a free black man born in Tennessee, whom at an unspecified date was kidnapped and smuggled across the state line to Alabama. There, he was subsequently sold into bondage. The case arose when Sydney escaped from his master and returned...