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Seymour Burr (1754/1762–1837) was an African-American slave in the Connecticut Colony in the North American British Colonies and United States. Owned by the brother of Colonel Aaron Burr, who was also named Seymour, he was known only as Seymour (so
Oney “Ona” Judge (c.1773—February 25, 1848) – known as Oney Judge Staines after marriage, was an enslaved African-American servant on George Washington’s plantation, Mount Vernon, in Virginia. Beginning in 1789, she worked as a personal servant t
Amanda Berry Smith (January 23, 1837 – February 24, 1915) was a former slave who became an inspiration to thousands of women, both black and white. She was born in Long Green, Maryland, a small town in Baltimore County. Her father’s name was Samuel
Joice Heth (c.1756 – February 19, 1836) was an African-American slave who was exhibited by P. T. Barnum with the false claim that she was the 161-year-old nursing “mammy” of George Washington.
Sarah “Sally” Hemings (c. 1773 – 1835) was an enslaved woman of mixed race owned by President Thomas Jefferson and who is believed to have had a long-term relationship and six children with him, of whom four survived and all were given freedom by J