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Yoruba Slave Fought Against Slavery For Compensation by googi: 7:57pm On Mar 25, 2020 |
She was remarkably strong willed, Dr Durkin says. "Even though she left West Africa when she was a toddler, she appears throughout her life to have worn her hair in a traditional Yoruba style, a style presumably taught to her by her mother," says Dr Durkin, whose research is published in the journal, Slavery and Abolition. She also carried the facial markings from a traditional rite in Africa. In her 70s, Matilda set out on another journey, travelling for 15 miles on dirt roads to a county courthouse to make a claim for compensation for her enslavement. https://www.bbc.com/news/education-52010859 1 Like |
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