Birthdate: June 15, 1789
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Charles County, Maryland, United States
Died: May 5, 1883
Josiah Henson, born into slavery in Maryland, was an author, abolitionist, and minister. In 1830, he fled to Upper Canada, where he established a settlement and laborer’s school for runaway slaves. His autobiography, “The Life of Josiah Henson,” served as the inspiration for the protagonist in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Henson later released a more detailed version of his memoir, which was eventually published as “Uncle Tom’s Story of His Life.”
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