Cassius Marcellus Clay’s outspoken abolitionism put his life at constant risk. He traveled with pistols and a Bowie knife.
They escaped slavery, built free communities, and outmaneuvered the U.S. Army.
Before European contact, the Cherokee had a practice of adopting and enslaving prisoners of war from other tribes.
The walk started at St. Stephen's Church in Heritage Square, and went on to the Sendinggestig Museum, Greenmarket Square, and the "Arch for Arch" at the Company's Garden, ending at the Slave Tree ...