Jane Elizabeth Whiting was an African-American woman was traveling with her children from Virginia by boat on June 1, 1856, as the property of a Mr. Thompson. The group was headed to California where the Thompson family owned a ranch. The ship had to dock and the group was required to stay overnight in Panama, […]
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