The Skanner News - Statue Honors Once-Enslaved Woman who Won Freedom in Court
On Sunday in Sheffield Massachusetts a bronze statue of Elizabeth Freeman who shed the chains of slavery 241 years ago will be unveiled.
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On Sunday in Sheffield Massachusetts a bronze statue of Elizabeth Freeman who shed the chains of slavery 241 years ago will be unveiled.
The story of the enslaved woman who went to court to win her freedom more than 80 years before the Emancipation Proclamation has been pushed to the fringes of history.
Statue honors once-enslaved woman who won freedom in court | 2022-08-20 19:06:42
A bronze statue of an enslaved woman from Massachusetts who went to court to win her freedom in 1781 is being unveiled in the Berkshires this weekend
An enslaved woman who went to court to win her freedom more than 80 years before the Emancipation Proclamation will be honored with a statue.