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AHTV: Beecher House Center for the Study of Equal Rights On Venture Smith Life
Washington, DC
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The true story of the slave “Venture Smith” was recounted in his personal narrative published in 1798. After Venture was captured in Africa, he was taken to New England where he would spend the next 25-years as a slave. He purchased his freedom in 1765 and would become a property owner and successful businessman.
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Friday, November 26, 2010 at 4:09pm (ET)
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