Although many accounts of James Milton Turner’s life give his birth date as May 16, 1840, he recorded in 1871 that he was born on August 22, 1839. Either way, he was born in St. Louis County. In 1843, after he and his mother were freed, Turner was educated in secretly run schools in the …
Hiram Young was extraordinary: An enslaved man who bought his freedom, created opportunities for freedom for countless others, invested in his community, and lived in such a way that his life had a lasting impact on the future.
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