We are a nonprofit organization using AI and data science to shine a light on the forgotten histories and figures of the past that resisted oppression and racial injustice. runawayproject.info http://freedommarker.org http://freedmensbureau.infohttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mkpo7zc6nx2vIn March 1852, I left Clark's house in Baltimore, Maryland. I was 19. I had two directions. I may be heading north to Pennsylvania and freedom. Or south to Winchester, Virginia, where my parents were. Only I knew which way I went. My name was LEWIS EUSTACE. #blackhistory #MD 30 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpo7zc6nx2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mkknbwrf6e2yIn February 1852, I was captured in Lavaca County, Texas. I fled James Hansbury's estate near Richmond on the Brazos. I made it 100 miles before they caught me. Now, my journey is stalled behind iron bars in the Hallettsville jail. My name was JOHN. #TX #blackhistory #slavery28 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkknbwrf6e2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mkfmds4isu2cOn the night of Feb. 26, 1852, I left Thornton's property in Oglethorpe County, GA. John Woods brought the horse. I brought a silk dress, fine clothes, and a disguise. I could pass as a boy. Thornton called it theft, but we called it freedom. My name was DILCEY ANN. #slavery #GA26 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfmds4isu2chttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mkalg3vgxu2yIn March 1852, I fled from Chew's Epsom Estate near Towsontown, Maryland. Worn clothes, old cap, nothing else. Chew offered twice the reward if I reached Pennsylvania. I am young and my shoes are thin, but I am heading for the border. My name was JOHN. #MD #slavery #blackhistory24 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkalg3vgxu2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mk3kiajxij2mIn March 1852, April and I walked away from Robbins' property in Smithville, NC. We were from South Carolina, brought north and sold. We left together, the same way we arrived. My name was MARCH. #slavery #blackhistory #NC 22 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3kiajxij2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mjwjkstf4x27On March 17, 1852, I walked off Bealmeare's Bright Seat estate in Maryland. I packed everything I owned including a heavy kersey for the cold and summer clothes. I am moving toward the state line for a chance at freedom. I am 25. My name was MOSES HALL. #blackhistory #slavery #MD20 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwjkstf4x27https://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mjoy6kwg352dIn Sept 1851, I was caught in Georgetown, Texas. For six months, I’ve sat in the county jail but no one has come for me. Now, the Sheriff is selling me at the courthouse door to settle the debt of my own imprisonment. My name was TOM #slavery #blackhistory #TX17 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoy6kwg352dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mjjx7nsgdg2xIn March 1852, Harry and I walked 90 miles from Hays' property in Marion District, SC to Wilmington, NC. We knew what that port meant. Ships leading us to freedom. They caught us before we got there. My name was TOM. #slavery #NC #SC #blackhistory 15 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjx7nsgdg2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mjcftbw7ne2nIn March 1852, I walked away from Gardiner's farm in Piscataway, Prince George's County, Maryland. They called me Thomas, but I have reclaimed my own name and I will be known by it. My name was THOMAS WHEALER. #slavery #MD #blackhistory12 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcftbw7ne2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mj7ve2ilgg27In March 1852, I left E.R. Petherbridge of Baltimore, MD. I am now navigating the streets on my own terms, hidden within a city of thousands of free people. Petherbridge warns the public not to harbor me, but I am already gone. My name was JOHN JOHNSON. #blackhistory #MD11 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7ve2ilgg27https://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mj2ug7oi3h2yIn Sept 1851, I left Richard’s Ferry in Culpeper County, Virginia. I am 80 years old. After a lifetime of labor, I am done serving James Richards. William Richards has been hunting me for six months, but I have finally found my own way. My name was ABRAM #VA #BlackHistory09 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2ug7oi3h2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mivtidpug32qIn March 1852, I walked away from Gardiner's farm in Piscataway, Prince George's County, Marylandd. They called me Thomas, but I have reclaimed my own name and I will be known by it. My name was THOMAS WHEALER. #slavery #MD #BlackHistory07 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivtidpug32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3miqslczmju2mIn March 1852, I was jailed in Harrison County, TX. Caught between Mallard's property in Cherokee County and a law that gave me no name, only a price. The sheriff advertised for Mallard, but no one came. The county decided my fate. My name was FRANK. #slavery #TX #BlackHistory05 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqslczmju2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3milrnudzy42iIn March 1852, I fled Farquhar's plantation in Washington County, TX. They thought I'd head back to Alabama, but I had other plans. Run south, cross Rio Grande, towards Mexico where I can be free. I packed three suits. I was ready. My name was CYRUS. #slavery #TX #BlackHistory03 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3milrnudzy42ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mieabb3tbv2iIn March 1852, I was locked in Cumberland County, NC jail after traveling 350 miles from Clinton, GA. A local official took me up on suspicion, a stranger in Fayetteville. Whether I was claimed or sold at the courthouse, the record ends here. My name was PETER. #NC #GA #slavery31 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieabb3tbv2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mi77byj4r52hIn March 1852, I left Joseph Chambers on the Brazos, below Chappell Hill, TX. I am moving through the dense river timber, finally out of his reach. Chambers and his partner J.C. Wallis wait in town for my capture, but I follow the water to my freedom. My name was JERRY. #TX 29 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi77byj4r52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mhsmyla4fb27In Feb 1852, I left Thomas Jones in Chapel Hill, NC. I am almost 30 and carry myself like a free man. I am back in Oxford where I was once owned. With my beaver hat and my own papers, I am choosing my own name and my own life. My name was ASHBEL. #slavery #blackhistory #NC24 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsmyla4fb27https://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mhnlzweoox27In Dec 1851, I left the Davinny estate in Guilford Co, NC. At 6ft tall with a white spot on my chest, I am easy to spot, but my community has kept me safe for months. I chose my own path before the New Year could decide my fate. My name was ISAAC. #slavery #NC #blackhistory 22 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnlzweoox27https://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mhil4ttdd32zIn Nov 1851, I left Willow Brook Estate in Prince George’s Co. I’m headed to DC to find my father, a free man also named FRANK CROWN. Despite a $100 bounty from State Senator Wm. Bowie, I am following my father’s path to liberty. My name was FRANK CROWN. #1852 #BlackHistory #MD20 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhil4ttdd32zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mhdk5ufo5a2aIn Oct 1851, I left Francis Wills of Port Tobacco, Maryland. My wife lives near Allen's Fresh with Wm. Holmes. I’d rather be a lurker in her neighborhood to be close to her than be a captive in mine. My name was ALEXIUS MITCHELL. #MD #blackhistory18 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdk5ufo5a2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mgzid3q45x2kIn Aug 1851, I broke out of the Prince George's County Jail. I was linked to the estate of Dr. Greenfield, but my life was in Nottingham and Georgetown, where my wife lived. For seven months, the Sheriff hunted me, but I chose my own path. My name was HENRY COMPTON #blackhistory 14 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzid3q45x2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mguheeks3d2jIn Jan 1852, I was jailed in Washington Co, TX. A man named Hyde decoyed me from my home in New Orleans and brought me to the Brazos River. I ran from him, only to be taken up six miles from town. Despite a sprained ankle, I fought to be free. My name was JOHNSON. #TX #slavery12 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguheeks3d2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mgpgiawetb2wIn Jan 1852, I left Daniel McNatt of Robeson County, NC. I disappeared into the Big Swamp, where friends and allies kept me hidden for months. Despite the bounty on my head and threats against those who shielded me, I stayed safe cos the community had my back. My name was DICK.10 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpgiawetb2whttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mghuzuntst2zIn Nov 1851, I was jailed in Caswell Co, NC. Told them I belonged to Joseph Passmore of Georgia. At 60, with a nose scarred by old fights, I had walked hundreds of miles. The Sheriff published my ad for months, but no one ever came. I was finally unclaimed. My name was CAMBRIDGE.07 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghuzuntst2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mgcu4pkdfx2aAround Christmas of 1851, I left Fair Grove, NC. After a conviction in Randolph Court due to horse stealing, I was sold to pay the state’s legal fees. I try to move toward a life as a free man, despite being hunted by the state senator, J.W. Thomas. My name was WILLIS PERRY. #NC05 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcu4pkdfx2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mg5t733hbg2fIn Jan 1852, I was jailed in Georgetown, TX. I was associated with the name Ann Rebecca Nibbs of Galveston, 200 miles to the south. Though the Sheriff advertised my capture, no one from the coast ever arrived. I was left in the hands of the county. My name was HENRY. #slavery #TX03 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5t733hbg2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mfwbrv6rmf26In Dec 1851, I left Z.L. Thompson of Wayne County. I was 25 and had a smile kept even while hiding in the thickets of Nahunta Swamp. I stayed near the Wayne and Greene County line where the cover was thick. My trail ended in the swamp. My name was MOSES. #NC #slavery 28 Feb 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwbrv6rmf26https://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mftrdrrjn52jIn Feb 1852, I left the Belvoir plantation in Anne Arundel Co., MD. I was a "yellow woman" who could read and write; even forged my own travel papers. G.F. Worthington hunted me, but I carried the memory of my dead sister Cinderella. My name was ELIZA BROGDON. #MD #slavery27 Feb 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftrdrrjn52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mfraujwv2y26In Dec 1851, I broke my bond as an apprentice to Wm. Clarke of Anson County, NC. I crossed the river to Berry Russel’s settlement in Richmond Co, but didn't stay for long. With a partner, I headed north for the free states. My name was HARVEY ROBESON. #blackhistory #slavery #NC26 Feb 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfraujwv2y26https://bsky.app/profile/fromslaves.bsky.social/post/3mfoqf2ztwg27On Christmas Eve 1851, I left Joel Baker’s place in Anderson Co., TX. I traveled for two weeks, covering more than 100 miles, but the law found me first. On Jan 9, 1852, they locked me in Dallas County jail. No one came to claim me in the papers. My name was ADAM. #blackhistory25 Feb 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eo72y36kkln5nqf53nsmbodi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoqf2ztwg27