Birthdate: 1836 AD
Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
Died: December 16, 1859
Shields Green, an escaped slave from Charleston, South Carolina, emerged as a key figure in John Brown’s historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Residing in Rochester, New York, Green was introduced to Brown by Frederick Douglass. Despite surviving the raid, he faced trial, conviction, and eventual execution by hanging. Douglass paid tribute to Green, comparing him to renowned rebels Nat Turner and Denmark Vesey. Green’s bravery in the anti-slavery movement earned him recognition alongside other historical Black heroes such as Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Toussaint l’Ouverture.
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