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Overlooked no more: Richard Henderson, the former slave who provided refuge for 500 fugitives on the Underground Railroad 

Overlooked no more: Richard Henderson, the former slave who provided refuge for 500 fugitives on the Underground Railroad 

Richard Henderson came to Meadville in 1824, becoming the first permanent Black resident there. He had escaped from his owner at the age of 15. He did not take this dangerous expedition alone. He escaped slavery with his two brothers and a sister. However, he lost his sister to pneumonia while on the journey, according…

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