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The Unexpected Legacy of an Arkansas Slave

The Unexpected Legacy of an Arkansas Slave

An enslaved man in his 20s escaped his owner in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1841 and made it all the way to Chatham, Canada, only to be found by his owner and, with the help of the governor of Arkansas, extradited back to Fayetteville. But this incredible journey and his story would forever change how Canada responded to U.S. slave owner’s requests for extradition of escaped slaves.

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