Elizabeth Key Grinstead (or Greenstead) (c. 1630 or 1632 – 1665) was one of the first mixed race people in the Thirteen Colonies to sue for freedom from slavery and win. Key won her freedom and that of her infant son, John Grinstead, on July 21, 1656, in the Colony of Virginia.
Elizabeth Key Grinstead (or Greenstead) (c. 1630 or 1632 – 1665) was one of the first mixed race people in the Thirteen Colonies to sue for freedom from slavery and win. Key won her freedom and that of her infant son, John Grinstead, on July 21, 1656, in the Colony of Virginia.
Source: Wikipedia "Elizabeth Key Grinstead" · CC BY-SA 4.0
Share this article: X · Bluesky