On the New Books Network, The Case of the Slave-Child, Med.
The Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society won her right to freedom in Massachusetts, in a case carefully chosen because previous teen cases had chosen to remain in slavery. And Med was too young to chose.
But Med was placed into an institution, and died two years later. And so it was not the triumphant campaigning story it might have been, so was almost lost to history.
Little is known of Med, her family history or her own thoughts or understanding, but it is still a highly informative tale, and a child’s life that deserves at least to be remembered, even if she probably had scant care in life.
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