Chester Joie was an enslaved African American who lived in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 18th century. Alongside fellow slaves Peter Bestes, Sambo Freeman, and Felix Holbrook, Joie petitioned the Massachusetts legislature asking for his freedom and declaring that those who aided him would be taking an honorable position against those trying to enslave them. Joie said that he understood colonialist's desire for political and religious freedom. He requested a position where he could earn the money to buy his freedom and return to Africa. His intention was to obtain his freedom through peaceful, lawful means. He wrote: “We ask you for relief, which as a man, we have a right to do."
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| - Chester Joie was an enslaved African American who lived in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 18th century. Alongside fellow slaves Peter Bestes, Sambo Freeman, and Felix Holbrook, Joie petitioned the Massachusetts legislature asking for his freedom and declaring that those who aided him would be taking an honorable position against those trying to enslave them. Joie said that he understood colonialist's desire for political and religious freedom. He requested a position where he could earn the money to buy his freedom and return to Africa. His intention was to obtain his freedom through peaceful, lawful means. He wrote: “We ask you for relief, which as a man, we have a right to do." (en)
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| - Chester Joie was an enslaved African American who lived in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 18th century. Alongside fellow slaves Peter Bestes, Sambo Freeman, and Felix Holbrook, Joie petitioned the Massachusetts legislature asking for his freedom and declaring that those who aided him would be taking an honorable position against those trying to enslave them. Joie said that he understood colonialist's desire for political and religious freedom. He requested a position where he could earn the money to buy his freedom and return to Africa. His intention was to obtain his freedom through peaceful, lawful means. He wrote: “We ask you for relief, which as a man, we have a right to do." (en)
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