Casey
Posted on | August 14, 2009 | Comments Off
A few yards down from the Wayside, Casey’s plaque is a reminder of one of Concord’s courageous self-emancipated slaves. Casey lived in a small house on what had been Samuel Whitney’s property. Casey spoke often of being stolen from his wife and children in Africa and insisted that he visited them every night. The plaque states: “in 1775 Casey was Samuel Whitney’s enslaved person. When the Revolutionary War came, he ran away to war, fighting for the colonies, and returned to Concord a free man.Category: Historical Figures