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“The Tennessean reports in this column on Nashville history that “The Dec. 28, 1856, issue of the Union and American details a public meeting ‘of the citizens of Davidson County’ at the state Capitol on Dec. 24. A resolution was adopted ordering magistrates and constables in each civil district to ’serve legal notice on all free Negroes within such district to leave the state, who are here without authority.’”
A state-wide law which had been on the books since 1806 required free African-Americans in Tennessee to carry “certificates of freedom” with them at all times. These certificates were required to participate in civic life; states like Ohio imposed fines on employers who hired African-Americans who did not have a certificate of freedom.”
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