1700s chronicle of freed slave Venture Smith still reverberates- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut

1700s chronicle of freed slave Venture Smith still reverberates- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut
TORRINGTON — It is an unlikely story, one many people may not know from a period when our nation was at war with the British.

It’s a story about an African slave named Venture Smith, who bought his freedom in the 18th century and transformed himself into a wealthy businessman in Connecticut.

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