Name/Title
"Venture for Freedom"Entry/Object ID
2017.051Description
biography of Venture Smith, the son of a tribal king in West Africa born in 1729 and captured by slave traders at age 7 to be brought to America. At aproximately 22 years of age he was purchased by Thomas Stanton of Stonington, and eventually was able to buy his own freedom as well as the freedom of his wife and children.
with woodcuts by Ann GrifalconiCollection
BiographiesBook Details
Author
Ruby ZagorenDate Published
1969