Josiah “Joe” Henson was born 24 February 1922 in Bristow, Oklahoma to Stanley Willard Henson and Irene Hopkins Henson. He died 4 April 2012 following a stroke and heart attack in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ...
DRESDEN, ON, Jan. 31, 2025 /CNW/ - This February, join the Ontario Heritage Trust to celebrate Black History Month with events and programs at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History. The ...
Josiah Henson: who was this man? -- Understanding the experience of the enslaved: the genre of slave narratives -- Earliest recollections: childhood years in Charles County, Maryland -- Moving west: ...
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. DRESDEN, ON, July 30, 2025 /CNW/ - On Saturday, August 2, visit the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History, ...
"Josiah Henson was born into slavery in La Plata, Maryland, and auctioned off as a child to pay his owner's debt. After numerous trials and abuse, he earned the trust of his slaveholder by exhibiting ...