Episodes Located: RICHMOND, Georgia in the 1810's

  1. Former Slave Seeks White Endorsement
    date February 20, 1819map RICHMOND, Georgiatags African-Americans, Migration/Transportation, Slavery

    In Augusta, Georgia, Henry Hartford Cumming released his slave Henry Todd from the bonds of slavery in 1809. However, the freed African American didn't leave the Augusta area. Instead, he waited until he could purchase and earn his path outside of the region. When Henry decided to leave, Cumming, in 1819, asked for and received the signatures of many white, male aristocrats. They all endorsed the...