{"id":1865,"date":"2023-09-21T14:42:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/communityhistory\/?page_id=1865"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:32:04","slug":"freedom-in-print-books-and-antislavery-history-at-the-chatham-kent-black-mecca-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/communityhistory\/freedom-in-print-books-and-antislavery-history-at-the-chatham-kent-black-mecca-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom in Print"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/communityhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-1.09.52-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2131 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/communityhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-1.09.52-PM-1024x663.png\" alt=\"\" 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