Black History Month: Sacramento Man Daniel Blue Freed Last Known Slave In California
CBS Sacramento 2/20/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) It’s not often you hear California and slavery being mentioned in the same sentence. The truth is the state wasn’t a safe haven for African Americans until a former slave helped put an end to the illegal practice.
Centuries of history live in these walls, but it’s one story filling just a small box inside the Center for Sacramento History that is still impacting lives today.
“He was a rich man, he founded a church, he made money in the gold mines,” said Kim Hayden, archivist at Center for Sacramento History.