Arkansas city honours enslaved man who fled to Chatham, Ont., — and was later extradited

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An enslaved man who fled Arkansas in 1841 seeking freedom in Chatham, Ont., — only to be forcibly returned to the U.S. — has been honoured with a historical marker and a new street sign in the city where he once laboured.

CBC | World News

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