No Superior and Few Equals: Elizabeth Freeman
Portraits of Liberty
English - April 16, 2024 20:46 - 14 minutes - 218 MBHistory Education history philosophy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Born into slavery, Elizabeth Freeman gained her freedom in 1781, eighty years before the American Civil War. Freeman did not escape to Pennsylvania as was common at the time. She gained her freedom through the courts. Upon winning her case, she changed her name to Elizabeth Freeman to celebrate her new life.
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