Did you know that a free black Virginian named John Sidebottom | Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Library(facebook.com/MonroeHighland)
Did you know that a free black Virginian named John Sidebottom | Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Library(facebook.com/MonroeHighland)
Did you know that a free black Virginian named John Sidebottom
Did you know that a free black Virginian named John Sidebottom was one of two men who helped move eighteen-year-old Lieutenant Monroe to safety after he was wounded at the Battle of Trenton? After the war Sidebottom and his brothers relocated to Kentucky and passed as white. Learn more about this fascinating American story on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 1:00 pm in a conversation with John Sidebottom’s seventh great-nephew, Caleb Dempsey-Richardson. Visit https://highland.org/…/virtual-program-hidden-history-at-t…/ for more information about this free virtual event.
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