This Day in Black History: Oct. 1, 1851
October 1,1851 William “Jerry” Henry, a runaway slave and craftsman who had settled in Syracuse, New York, was arrested by a United States Marshal and scheduled to be returned to slavery. Ten thousand Black and White abolitionists of the city stormed the sheriff’s office and courthouse, free Henry, and aid his escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad.
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Door Of No Return, Slave Castle, Cape Coast, Ghana. Recently a DOOR OF RETURN has been added. This signifies the return of the slaves descendents to Ghana to acknowledge the history of their ancestors and each year Ghana celebrates Emancipation Day which welcomes the people from the Diaspora back to their homeland.