On the Side of Freedom

In 1857, Emily Grey set foot on the banks of St. Anthony Falls. In Minnesota... More

In 1857, Emily Grey set foot on the banks of St. Anthony Falls. In Minnesota Territory, Emily took a stand against slavery. She attended a Congregational church that spoke out against it, named her son Toussaint after the leader of Haiti's slave revolt and sacrificed her own safety to free Eliza Winston - the slave of a visiting Southerner.

AIR DATE 9/22/04