Polly Berry
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Gender | Female |
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Known for | Freedom suit Polly Wash v. Joseph M. Magehan |
Other name | Based upon her slaveholder's surnames: Polly Crockett, Polly Berry, and Polly Wash |
Children | Lucy A. Delaney |
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ID | 4181590 |
Polly Berry Life story
Polly Berry was an African American woman notable for winning two freedom suits in St. Louis, one for herself, which she won in 1843, and one for her daughter Lucy, which she won in 1844.