The Remarkable Friendship Between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress
by
Brad Asher
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Cecelia was a fifteen-year-old slave when she accompanied her mistress, Frances "Fanny" Thruston Ballard, on a holiday trip to Niagara Falls. During their stay, Cecelia crossed the Niagara River and joined the free black population of Canada. Although documented relationships between freed...