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Lucy Delaney (née Lucy Ann Berry; c. 1828–1830 – August 31, 1910) was an African American seamstress, slave narrator, and community leader. She was born into slavery and was primarily held by the Major Taylor Berry and Judge Robert Wash families.
The birth of Lucy Ann Delaney, a Black writer, in 1828 is celebrated on this date. Lucy Ann Berry was born a slave in St. Louis, MO, but she was determined to be free.
Learn about Lucy Delaney, a slave who sued for her freedom in St. Louis in 1844 and wrote a book about her life. Find out how she was imprisoned, tried, and reunited with her family.
7 de set. de 2024 · Quick Reference. (c. 1830–c. 1890s), ex-slave, writer, and political and religious leader. Born to slaves, Lucy Delaney cherished her St. Louis childhood. Like Frederick Douglass and Harriet A. Jacobs, however, she soon witnessed the breach between its “joyful freedom” and slavery's later realities.
This STL History Minute delves into the story of Lucy Delaney, who filed a freedom suit in the St. Louis courts and successfully won her freedom from slavery.
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31 de ago. de 2023 · Lucy A. Delaney (c. 1830-c.1890s), who was born in slavery in St. Louis, Missouri, was fiercely determined to be free, just like her older sister Nancy who had escaped to Canada, and their mother, Polly Berry, who had escaped and then secured her freedom in court, on the grounds that she was a freeborn who had been kidnapped as a child.
Lucy A. Delaney, born Lucy Ann Berry (c. 1828–1830 – August 31, 1910), was an African-American woman, who when she was free was a seamstress, slave narrator, and community leader. She was born into slavery and was primarily held by the Major Taylor Berry and Judge Robert Wash families.
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