Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Arkansas city honours enslaved man who fled to Chatham Ont. and was later extradited

Anti-slavery almanac

An enslaved man who fled Arkansas in 1841 seeking freedom in Chatham, Ont., — only to be forcibly returned to the U.S. — has been honoured with a historical marker and a new street sign in the city where he once laboured.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/nelson-hackett-arkansas-honours-enslaved-man-chatham-1.6882432?cmp=rss

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