He escaped from slavery when his master took him to New York City in 1847. Baquaqua then fled to Haiti where he converted to Christianity. He apparently achieved this goal by the early 1860s, when his paper trail disappears.
He escaped from slavery when his master took him to New York City in 1847. Baquaqua then fled to Haiti where he converted to Christianity. He apparently achieved this goal by the early 1860s, when his paper trail disappears.