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Escape from Slavery: the Story of Mary and Emily Edmonson

9/8/2018

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PictureMary and Emily shortly after being freed in 1848
Mary and Emily Edmonson were two of the youngest passengers who attempted to escape slavery on the ill-fated Pearl voyage in 1848. Join Elizabeth as she and a descendant of the Edmonson family discuss the role of these young women in not only the escape but also the abolition movement and Reconstruction.

​Podcaster: Elizabeth


Further Reading

C.W. Harper, "Black Aristocrats: Domestic Servants on the Antebellum Plantation." Phylon (1960-) 46, no. 2 (1985): 123-35. 


John H. Paynter, Fugitives of the Pearl, (1930). 


Mary Kay Ricks, Escape on the Pearl: The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad, Harper Collins Publishers, (2008). 

Measuring the Value of a Slave.
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Smithsonian: Anacostia Community Museum.

Maria Pinkleton, descendant of the Edmonsons

Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin Macleod (www.incompetech.com) ​​
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Mary and Elizabeth standing behind Frederick Douglass at the Cazenovia Convention in 1850
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Aaron Pinkleton, descendant of the Edmonson family standing in front of the statue of Emily and Mary that has stood in Alexandria, VA since 2010
6 Comments
Joe DeFilippo
3/26/2019 06:42:16 pm

Musical Tribute to Emily and Mary Edmonson! Take a listen
https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/troubled-waters

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Elizabeth link
3/31/2019 08:39:45 pm

Oh wow! How long did you work on this song? I love how inspiring the Edmonson sisters were and are.

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Joe DeFilippo
3/31/2019 09:23:21 pm

Hope you liked the song! Please share...Any suggestions on how to get the song heard?

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Daniel
10/4/2020 08:59:36 pm

That is an astounding story and moving too on many levels.

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Aaron
10/9/2020 09:52:09 am

dat me :)

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Charnette link
3/25/2021 08:20:34 am

I’m proud to be apart of this family

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