Josiah Henson

Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson.

Josiah Henson fue un activista estadounidense nacido en la esclavitud. Nació el 15 de junio de 1789 en el condado de Charles, Estados Unidos y falleció en Dresden, Canadá, el 5 de mayo de 1883. En 1830, para conseguir la libertad, se escapó hacia el Alto Canadá (hoy parte de Ontario) donde fundó una escuela en Dawn destinada principalmenta a esclavos fugitivos.

Hanson es considerado la inspiración de Harriet Beecher Stowe para la creación del protagonista de su novela La cabaña del tío Tom.

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