Freedom from slavery has had a profound historical and social impact on the three-hundred-year history of Canterbury, New Hampshire. This is the story of two individuals, Lucy Carey and Sampson Battis, whose lives were brought together by the harsh realities of slavery and the turning tides of the Revolutionary War. Like many other Black people in colonial New Hampshire, they wove a narrative of resilience that allowed their descendants to become notable community members who helped secure American independence.
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