Kentucky Pardons 43 Who Helped Enslaved People Escape
JUN 18, 20261 MIN
Kentucky Pardons 43 Who Helped Enslaved People Escape
JUN 18, 20261 MIN
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has pardoned 43 people convicted under a 19th-century law that made it a crime to help enslaved people escape. The order recognizes individuals including Elijah Anderson and Gillette Miles, whose efforts to aid enslaved people led to imprisonment and, ultimately, death behind bars.
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