• No Superior and Few Equals: Elizabeth Freeman

  • Apr 16 2024
  • Length: 14 mins
  • Podcast

No Superior and Few Equals: Elizabeth Freeman

  • Summary

  • 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.

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