The article tells the story of Charlotte Brooks, a young enslaved woman who learned about the abolition of slavery and bravely proclaimed her freedom, escaping with her daughter. It provides a brief overview of the history of slavery in the United States, the abolitionist movement, and the significance of Juneteenth as a celebration of emancipation.
David Walker, a free Black man in the 19th century, stitched a pamphlet titled “Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World” into the lining of a sailor’s coat and smuggled it throughout the United States. The pamphlet, which advocated for the liberation of enslaved Black Americans and connected American abolitionism with global movements for Black liberation, was considered one of the most dangerous documents in American history and inspired future leaders in the Black resistance movement.
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