Anna Maria Weems
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| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | United States |
| Name wey dem give am | Anna, Maria |
| Family name | Weems |
| Ein date of birth | 1840 |
| Ein occupation | abolitionist |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
Anna Maria Weems, sanso be Ann Maria Weems (ca. 1840 – after 1863), wey na ein aliases include "Ellen Capron" den "Joe Wright,"[1] na she be an American woman dem know for escaping slavery by she disguise einself as a male carriage driver wey she escape to British North America, wer na ein family settle plus oda slave fugitives.[2]
Na she den ein younger sisto be separated from ein family at de age of seven, wey na dem sell ein mommie den brothers insyd Alabama. Within a few months, na dem manumit ein mommie den two of ein youngest bros wey na dem settle plus dema poppie insyd Washington, D.C. Then na dem negotiate freedom for ein sisto, Catherine. Na de Weems attain de money make dem bia ransoms thru abolitionists insyd England den de United States, buh na dem be unable to purchase Anna Maria Weems ein freedom. At age 15, she run away from ein slaveholder insyd Rockville, Maryland wey na she travel thru Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., den Brooklyn, New York before she arrive insyd Dresden, Canada West, British North America. Na de journey, make more treacherous secof na de Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, occur over two months, six weeks of wich na she dey in hiding den chaw of wich na she dress as a young man.
Dem wrep three books about Weems den ein family members dema struggle for freedom, dem entitle A Shadow on the Household,[3] Stealing Freedom den The Underground Railroad: Anna Maria Weems.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Still, William (1886). Still's Underground Rail Road Records (in English). William Still. p. 185–187. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2015-03-26). The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations (in English). Routledge. ISBN 9781317454151.
- ↑ Prince, Bryan (2010). A Shadow on the Household: One Enslaved Family's Incredible Struggle for Freedom (in English). McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 978-0-7710-7126-3.
Read further
[edit | edit source]- Lind, Jane (1990). The underground railroad: Anna Maria Weems (in English). Toronto: Grolier. ISBN 9780717226559. OCLC 21306031.
- Lynn., Carbone, Elisa (1998). Stealing freedom. New York: Knopf. ISBN 0679893075. OCLC 39739643.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Prince, Bryan (2012-12-04). A Shadow on the Household: One Enslaved Family's Incredible Struggle for Freedom (in English). McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 9781551993614.
- Ann Maria Weems, YouTube
- Jenny Masur: Heroes of the Underground Railroad Around Washington, DC, YouTube
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