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MAAP | Mapping the African American Past

Catherine Ferguson

Catherine Ferguson, or “Katy” as she was called, was determined from the age of 8 to gain her freedom and make the world a better place. She did both.

Source: © Collection of the New-York Historical Society/Bridgeman Art Library


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