1914–1965
Biography · Civil Rights
Jenny Slew
1719–
United States
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Biography
Jenny Slew (c. 1719 – after 1765) was one of the first enslaved Black Americans to sue for her freedom, and the first person to succeed through trial by jury. Her lawyer was Benjamin Kent.
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