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Which young woman became known as the "Yellow Rose of Texas" and is credited with warning Sam Houston of Santa Ana's approaching army? |
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Which African slave rose to the rank of Major-General in the army of Peter the Great of Russia and became a great-grandfather of Alexander Pushkin? |
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This slave of a Roman banker became Pope of the early Roman Catholic church, ultimately being canonized as a saint. |
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Which southern slave sued for his freedom contending that he and his wife were taken to states where slavery was illegal? |
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Who was the Greek slave whose name has been given to a collection of stories still popular today and was murdered by the people of Delphi around 560 B.C.E.? |
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Which slave from the American South led a bloody uprising in Southampton county, Virginia in 1831 and was subsequently executed? |
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This Virginia slave was taken to England where he sued for his freedom, his case helping to establish that slavery in England was illegal. Who was he? |
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This young Briton was captured and enslaved by Irish raiders. After his escaped, he returned many years later to bring Christianity to Ireland. |
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Which French priest was enslaved by Turkish pirates and later became the patron saint of charities? |
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Which slave in Haiti overthrew the French colonial administration there and declared himself Emperor of Haiti? |
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