He is Henry

Self emancipate

Packed up life

Walked away

Life lived free or die trying

No one’s property

Afterword: Up until the end of the Civil War, more than 200,000 ads to recapture enslaved people who walked away from slavery were published in American newspapers.

I said walked away and not run away.

Why?

It’s about the state of mind.

Running away from a situation is not having the courage or resolve to address it. Walking away from a situation is to think through and coming to an informed conclusion that you cannot change someone’s thought, opinions or beliefs and you choose to walk away.

I chose this ad because the slave owner’s name is Burke. My family name is Burke.

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