This is the incredible story, published in the Gettysburg Compiler in 1898, of an enslaved man named Jo who escaped a horrific master and endured a nearly two-year long journey to freedom from Louisiana to Fulton County, Pennsylvania. Jo's story is one that rivals other well-known formerly enslaved individuals who suffered at the hands of their masters before self-emancipating like Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave.
Join Kaleb Kusmierczyk, Director of Museum Operations, as he leads a group reading session of the transcribed newspaper account followed by a guided discussion.
