An enslaved man in Roanoke County was once given 10 years to raise the money to buy his freedom — or risk seeing his family sold at auction
An exhibit currently at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture in Roanoke explores how in the antebellum era, freedom from slavery often came with strings attached. The post An enslaved man in Roanoke County was once given 10 years to raise the money to buy his freedom — or risk seeing his family sold at auction appeared first on Cardinal News.
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