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As slavery ended, their status remained ambiguous and largely unfree.<\/p>\n<p>Join artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak and public historian Peter Fay, to hear the untold stories behind Jean-Marc&#8217;s poignant sculpture &#8220;Six of the First&#8221;, which stands as a monument to the six women.\u00a0 Jean-Marc and Peter will follow the lives of the enslaved in New England and New York as they emerged from slavery to build a free community still imperiled by indentured servitude, disenfranchisement, and the poorhouse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Members Free; Nonmembers $5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.historicnewengland.org\/17425\/six-of-the-first\">Advance tickets required<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please call 617-994-6678\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>The link for the webinar will be included in the order confirmation for this program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 1743, six women, Yallah, Morandah, Mowoorie, Simboh, Burrah, and Yearie were among the human cargo disembarked from the slave ship \u201cJolly Bachelor\u201d in Newport. 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