1838-01-08, Lawrence, Resistance (Work Slowdown or Stoppage)

Title: 1838-01-08, Lawrence, Resistance (Work Slowdown or Stoppage)
Description: The University of Virginia Proctor reported that Lawrence, claimed in ownership by white enslaver Edwin Conway, "had been negligent in cleaning the arcades, having swept the offall upon the Lawn, and allowed the ashes & from the fires used in kindling in the morning to remain on the arcades for days together." This event is recorded in a January 8, 1838 entry in the Minutes of the General Faculty, Volume 5.
Event Type: Resistance: Work slowdown or stoppage
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1838-01-08
Location: Academical Village
Source: Minutes of the General Faculty, 1825-1922, RG-19/1/1.461, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Related Event: 1838-01-10, Lawrence, Mention
Primary Participant: Lawrence
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Edwin Conway
Source Resource: https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/api/items/502
Source Site: https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/s/otg-uvalibrary/item

1838-01-10, Lawrence, Mention