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‘Something of ill-omen is among us’

Avatar photo by Michael Romain January 11, 2022January 13, 2022

On April 28, 1836, Francis McIntosh, a 26-year-old free man of color and steamboat porter, was arrested by local police after refusing to help the officers chase down a sailor. He was charged with breach of peace and told by two arresting officers that he would serve at least five years in prison for the […]

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