 Reps. Leigh Davis, Bud Williams Filing Legislation Honoring FreemanThe legislation would direct the governor to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the courageous contributions of Elizabeth Freeman, an enslaved Black woman known as Mum Bett, whose landmark freedom suit helped spark the legal end of slavery in Massachusetts.  State Senate to Commission Bust of Elizabeth FreemanA bust of Berkshires' freedom fighter Elizabeth Freeman, the first enslaved woman to successfully sue for her freedom in the United States, will be commissioned and placed in the state Senate Chamber. |
