Joan and John Jackson's Story - PART 3: Suing for Freedom
- Episode aired Jul 1, 2019
The story of Joan and John Jackson illustrates the difficult and painful choices faced by enslaved parents who tried to keep family members from being sold apart. Even freedom was no guarant... Read allThe story of Joan and John Jackson illustrates the difficult and painful choices faced by enslaved parents who tried to keep family members from being sold apart. Even freedom was no guarantee for enslaved families in the colonial North.The story of Joan and John Jackson illustrates the difficult and painful choices faced by enslaved parents who tried to keep family members from being sold apart. Even freedom was no guarantee for enslaved families in the colonial North.