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  "text": "Day 6 of the Citing Slavery Project’s “29 Days of Remembrance for Black History Month.” Today, we honor Monroe, whose monetary value as a hired enslaved person was at issue in Brooks v. Smith (1857). Monroe died during his one-year term of being hired out to the Plaintiff.",
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  "createdAt": "2024-02-06T15:35:38.287Z"
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