Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson, born into
slavery June 15,
1789 in Charles County,
Maryland, escaped to
Canada in
1830, and founded a settlement and labourer's school for other fugitive slaves at
Dawn,
Ontario. Henson's autobiography is believed to have inspired
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel,
Uncle Tom's Cabin. Died May 5,
1883 at
Dresden,
Ontario.
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Josiah Henson commemorative stamp
"THE OVERSEER...SENT MY MOTHER AWAY...TO A RETIRED SPOT"
Josiah Henson
