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Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 – May 5, 1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden, in Kent County, Upper Canada, of Ontario.
The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story That Sparked the Civil War. This sweeping biography immortalizes the man who was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in...
Josiah Henson, American laborer and clergyman who escaped slavery in 1830 and found refuge in Canada, where he became the driving force behind the Dawn Settlement, a model community for former slaves.
The Josiah Henson Museum & Park tells the story of the life of Reverend Josiah Henson, slavery in Maryland, and the ongoing struggles of racial equality and justice. Visit JHM&P and experience interactive audio and visual presentations.
Who was Josiah Henson? Born in 1789, according to his autobiography, he was enslaved in Maryland and Kentucky and served as an overseer before escaping to Canada in 1830.
After he escaped to Canada in 1830, Josiah Henson helped free 118 more slaves and founded a colony of free Black people called the Dawn Settlement.
Josiah Henson, spiritual leader, author, founder of the Black community settlement at Dawn, Canada West (born 15 June 1789 in Charles County, Maryland; died 5 May 1883 in Dresden, ON). Born enslaved, Henson escaped to Upper Canada in 1830.
Josiah Henson was born near Port Tobacco, Maryland, around 1789. His first memories were witnessing his father’s punishment; he was whipped, his ear cut off, and he was sold south—all...
Born enslaved in 1789 in Maryland, Josiah Henson fled to Canada where he founded the Dawn Institute, a settlement house which taught trades to freedom seekers. A Methodist preacher, he traveled throughout the United States and Great Britain lecturing against slavery.
Born a slave in Maryland, Josiah Henson escaped to Canada and rose to international prominence as a leader and abolitionist. In this ground-breaking new documentary, re-trace Josiah's 3000-mile journey from slavery to freedom.