JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – Jonesborough is home to the first publication dedicated to the abolitionist movement named “The Emancipator.” It called for the freeing of slaves decades before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. The Emancipator was founded and published in Jonesborough by Quaker Elihu Embree. He was a former slave owner who experienced a transformative […]