Louis Congo: Ex-Slave and Executioner of Louisiana
On November 21, 1725, African slave Louis Congo was freed and made a salaried public executioner in Louisiana by the
Read moreOn November 21, 1725, African slave Louis Congo was freed and made a salaried public executioner in Louisiana by the
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Read moreOn March 5, 1770, a twenty-three-year-old woman, her eight-month-old daughter, and her husband escaped from bondage in Leacock Township in
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