This legal complaint against “Cæsar a Labourer & Servant” of Nathaniel Dickinson of Deerfield, Massachusetts, reveals that resistance to slavery in New England took many forms.
Move the “Magic Lens” over the document to reveal the transcription.

| Date | 1771-12-02 |
| Place | Deerfield, Massachusetts |
| Topic | Slavery, Indenture African American, Black Life |
| Era | Revolutionary America, 1763–1783 |