"A Free Woman on God's Earth": The True Story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, the Slave Who Won Her Freedom

Summary

A Free Woman on God's Earth is the story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, the enslaved African woman who had the courage and conviction to speak what was in her heart, suing for her freedom in a Massachusetts court of law. In gaining her own freedom, she set the stage for the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts in 1783.

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