Beginning Date
Sunday, August 31, 1856
Starting Point
Description
On Sunday night, August 31, 1856, a group of freedom seekers escaped from multiple slaveholders in Hopkins county, Kentucky. There were anywhere from 15 to 20 freedom seekers involved in the "stampede." One enslaved man from Tennessee was captured while attempting to join the group, but the fate of the others remains unknown.
Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
20
Escape Numbers Comment
Estimated
Outcomes
Outcome
Recapture/Death
Mixed
Unknown