Episode 77 Strange Place for a Steamboat

About the Episode

The Virginia became a major attraction when it got stuck in a cornfield, which is a place a boat does not belong.

The Virginia in a cornfield

Also, The Meachums escaped slavery, and educated hundreds of children in a school known as the Floating Freedom School. Their school in a steamboat was untouched by an unjust Missouri law while in the middle of the river.

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