#BelindaSutton
#KiahDuggins wrote a piece about #BelindaSutton, enslaved woman who petitioned #MApoli for #reparations from a Tory family that fled in the #Revolution250 days.

I put it on Belinda's page a while ago. I had no idea her life had touched mine....

#BlackHistoryMonth

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Belinda Sutton - Wikipedia
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February 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In February 1783, #BelindaSutton became the first person to successfully petition a state legislature for #reparations from her former enslaver. The vivid petition text was crafted to describe Belinda's kidnapping in Africa and subsequent hardships, and to condemn the practice of slavery.
February 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM