FRANCIS SHAW
Death of the Original Slave Deliverer-New
York, November 9- Francis George Shaw died at West New Brighton, Staten
Island, last night. He was one of the earliest and most prominent
contributors to and ardent workers in the "underground railroad" by
which slaves were forwarded from the south into Canada. He was the
father of Colonel Shaw, who commanded the first regiment of colored
United States troops, and who was killed at the head of his regiment at
Hilton Head. [The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta Georgia Nov. 10,
1882] Submitted by Shauna
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