“The Day Slavery Bowed to Conscience"
Title
“The Day Slavery Bowed to Conscience"
Date
July 21, 1991
Description
Robert Carter III, who owned 16 plantations in Virginia, freed his 500 slaves 70 years before the Civil War began.
Creator
Ken Ringle
Collection
Citation
Ken Ringle, ““The Day Slavery Bowed to Conscience",” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/273.