Slave Tags: Researching a Southern Legal System that Mandated the Tagging of Slaves and Free People

Slave Tags: Researching a Southern Legal System that Mandated the Tagging of Slaves and Free People

Researching slave tags: the southern 1767 to 1867 governmental system of mandating the licensing and labeling of human souls.

Janis is an experienced genealogist, writer and lecturer who presents at national, state and local conferences. Recently, she presented lectures at the Ill. State Genealogical Society Conference, the NGS Conference in St. Charles and Roots Tech 2015 in Salt Lake City. In Oct. 2014, she was the keynote lecture at the Wisconsin Historical Society conference. Prior, she was honored to be the presenter of the James Dent Walker Memorial Lecture at the FGS Conference in San Antonio, Texas. She has also keynoted at several society events.

Researching slave tags: the southern 1767 to 1867 governmental system of mandating the licensing and labeling of human souls.

Janis is an experienced genealogist, writer and lecturer who presents at national, state and local conferences. Recently, she presented lectures at the Ill. State Genealogical Society Conference, the NGS Conference in St. Charles and Roots Tech 2015 in Salt Lake City. In Oct. 2014, she was the keynote lecture at the Wisconsin Historical Society conference. Prior, she was honored to be the presenter of the James Dent Walker Memorial Lecture at the FGS Conference in San Antonio, Texas. She has also keynoted at several society events.


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