Cornish endured an intense journey from slavery—his freedom papers were destroyed in a fire and he subsequently was tracked by slave hunters who tried to capture and resell him.
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We take a brief look at what lessons can be learned from the life and experiences of the Freedmen. This episode highlights pastor and abolitionist, Samuel Ringgold Ward.
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Samuel Ringgold Ward (1817-1864), was one of the most prominent of the anti-slavery speakers in the nation by the 1850s. Born into slavery in Maryland, he escaped with his mother to New Jersey.
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Why study Black history? Slavery ended a long time ago. Do we still need a Black History Month? Is Black History Month racist? If not, then why don’t we study white history or have a White History Month?
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