Posted on Nov 28, 2021

Enslaved to a Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France

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Brought from America to Paris by John Jay, an enslaved woman named Abigail died there trying to win her liberty as the statesman negotiated the freedom of the new nation.

Enslaved to a Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France

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MSG Stan Hutchison

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When Thomas Jefferson was sent to France as an aide to Ben Franklin, he took his slave mistress, Sally Hemings, her brother as a cook, and several other slaves. He brought them all back.

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