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Henrietta Wood sued for slavery reparations after the Civil War and won. Her descendants never knew.

After the Civil War, Henrietta Wood made history by pursuing an audacious lawsuit against the man who’d kidnapped her back into slavery. Yet the story was lost to her own family. ....

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She sued her enslaver for reparations and won. Her descendants never knew.

She sued her enslaver for reparations and won. Her descendants never knew.
Sydney Trent, The Washington Post
Feb. 24, 2021
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1of5Danielle Blackman, a descendant of Henrietta Wood, holds a photo of Arthur Simms Jr and his sister Neata, Wood s grandchildren.photo for The Washington Post by Julie Bennett.Show MoreShow Less
2of5Gerard Brandon, one of the largest slaveholders in the South, bought Henrietta Wood and took her to his house, Brandon Hall, on the Natchez Trace.Library of Congress.Show MoreShow Less
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4of5Danielle Blackman, a descendant of Henrietta Wood, near her home in Pensacola, Fla.,photo for The Washington Post by Julie Bennett,Show MoreShow Less ....

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