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Historic Annapolis Winter Lecture Series: Part 1: Slaves and Servants and Part 2: Black Lives in Colonial Annapolis

William Paca House and Garden 186 Prince George Street , Annapolis

Dr. Jean Russo will present a two-part look at bound labor in the Chesapeake in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Part I is a general overview of indentured, convict, and enslaved laborers in the region, particularly in the seventeenth century. Part II is a more focused study of the lives of enslaved and free blacks in colonial Annapolis, with a consideration also of the bound laborers at work in the Paca household. Reservations encouraged. Cost: $10 General Admission; Free for HA Members and Volunteers Please note: The location of this...