Her birth name was Isabella Baumfree. She was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York, to James and Elizabeth Baumfree. They were slaves, owned by a Dutch immigrant, and served on the estate of Johannes, then later Charles Hardenbergh. Her first language was Dutch, and although she had not learned to read, she could […]
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