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ABC:LHS 089-1   More than 1500 enslaved people...

...lived in Philadelphia at the time the colonies declared their independence from England. Enslaved people shared the streets with indentured servants, freed Blacks, immigrants, visitors, and more than 50 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Slavery was essential to the economy. 

This segment was released early as a separate podcast but included in the full recording.