Image Title:
Maria Weems escaping in male attire

Note:
". . . known for escaping slavery by disguising herself as a male carriage driver and escaping to Canada, where her family was settled with other slave fugitives." Read More  and also click on a letter: A | B

Source:
Courtesy of The New York Public Library. www.nypl.org

Image Source:
NYPL Digital Gallery

Subject:
Slavery - Historical Figures - Slave - History Maker - American - Escaping - Male Attire - Female Slave

Date:
1872

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-SLAVHF-19

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