Posted by admin on Oct 16, 2010
A search has been launched to find the descendants of a slave who escaped America and settled in Oldham. The remarkable life of James Johnson is the subject of a talk being given in the town to mark the country’s first ever Anti-Slavery Day.
It’s based on a pamphlet in the town’s archives written by his daughter Alice following his death in 1914. Historians at Oldham Council are now asking for help in tracing descendants of James and Alice Johnson.
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