Eliza Winston's Case for Freedom

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds · Jun 19, 2026 · 1m · transcript

Eliza Winston was supposed to be free. But her husband died before he could pay off Richard Christmas, her owner. Britt Aamodt looks at how a trip to St. Anthony, Minnesota, in 1860, helped Eliza Winston of Mississippi plan her escape from slavery.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: St. Anthony Falls, 1863 [Collection of the Minnesota Historical Society].

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