On April 15,1848, the sea vessel "Pearl" docked on a Washington wharf, and the Edmonson sisters and four of their brothers joined a group of slaves in an attempt to reach the vessel and escape upon her to freedom in the North.
The sea vessel "Pearl" docked on a Washington wharf, and the Edmonson sisters and four of their brothers joined a group of slaves in an attempt to reach the vessel and escape upon her to freedom in the North. This was on April 15,1848.