A Freeman on the River: The Life, Work, and Journal of James F. Brown

A fugitive enslaved man from Maryland, James F. Brown worked for the Verplanck family in New York for nearly forty years. From 1829 to 1866, he kept a unique journal of daily life on the Hudson. Mr. Brown's prime goal was full citizenship and gaining the right to vote , a highly restricted privilege for Black men at the time. Harv Hilowitz will tell the story of Mr. Brown's quest to vote in New York, including observations from Brown's journal about working and living along the Hudson.