EPISODE · Apr 16, 2024 · 14 MIN
No Superior and Few Equals: Elizabeth Freeman
from Portraits of Liberty
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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