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                                                      Mary Ann Shadd Cary
                                                         Civil Rights Leader
                                                            1823-1893

1.  Mary Ann's family was free.  How did they help the slaves who were not free?

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2.  What was the Fugitive Slave Act? _____________________________________

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3.  What is the difference between emigration and immigration?

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4.  What did Mary Ann mean when she said she had "broken the editorial ice"?

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5.  Why did it take her thirteen years to get her law degree?

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6.  Why would Mary Ann be described as "eccentic"?

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7.  Why did Cary urge blacks to move to Canada?  __________________________

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