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AHTV: Beecher House Center for the Study of Equal Rights hosts an event on Venture Smith
AHTV: Beecher House Center for the Study of Equal Rights hosts an event on Venture Smith
Washington, DC
Saturday, January 16, 2010
It is estimated that in 1739, Venture Smith was captured in West Africa and 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. Historians believe they have discovered one of Venture’s properties in Connecticut.
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Friday, November 26, 2010 at 4:09pm (ET)
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