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Mary Ellen Pleasant: The Haitian-descended abolitionist who built a fortune in 19th-century America

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By Bianca SilvaFew women in the 1800s captivated society with as much ambition and cleverness as Mary Ellen Pleasant. According to various sources, she was born into slavery on a Georgia plantation to a Vodou priestess from the Caribbean and the youngest son of Virginia governor James Pleasant. As a young girl, she was sent to work as an indentured servant in Nantucket.Being a light-skinned Black woman, Pleasant often passed as white to avoid be…

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Mary Ellen Pleasant: The Haitian-descended abolitionist who built a fortune in 19th-century America

By Bianca SilvaFew women in the 1800s captivated society with as much ambition and cleverness as Mary Ellen Pleasant. According to various sources, she was born into slavery on a Georgia plantation to a Vodou priestess from the Caribbean and the youngest son of Virginia governor James Pleasant. As a young girl, she was sent to work as an indentured servant in Nantucket.Being a light-skinned Black woman, Pleasant often passed as white to avoid be…

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The Haitian Times broke the news in 14 days ago on Sunday, February 9, 2025.

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