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Born a Slave in Maryland

Painting of a Black woman wearing a green headwrap. There are small birds flying near her face with the words Equality, Liberte, Justice and Freedom.

Courtesy of Fredericton Region Museum, 2020.

Nancy and her son Lidge first ran away from Caleb Jones of Nashwaaksis in 1786. This modern painting depicts her as the strong, composed and brave woman we know Nancy to be.