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UConn Class Explores Legacy of Slave-turned-merchant

STORRS Conn.
It takes many kinds of narrators to tell the full story of slave-turned-merchant Venture Smith historians and scientists to uncover the story, actors and poets to bring it to life, his many living descendants who recall the legends of their ancestor, and, of course, Smith himself, who dictated his autobiography.

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One Response to “UConn Class Explores Legacy of Slave-turned-merchant”

  1. Carole Johnson Says:
    April 28th, 2008 at 5:40 pm

    I would like to know if any descendents of Venture Smith have been verified.

    We live in a house on Quarry Hill Road in Haddam Neck that was owned by a Washington Smith. We also have a picture of him in front of our house. He looks like he is African American but we are not sure. Someone has defaced the picture by drawing two dark circles on the eyes.

    We wonder if Washington was a descendent of Venture’s.

    email me at overview24-7@sbcglobal.net Carole Johnson

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