"THE MUSEUM PAYS HOMAGE TO REV. JOSIAH HENSON. BORN A SLAVE, HIS LIFE REFLECTS THE TYRANNY OF SLAVERY AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND EXCEL AGAINST ALL ODDS. HIS LIFE’S EXAMPLE SHOWS HOW THE POWER OF WORDS RAISED THE MORAL CHARACTER OF ITS PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT FREEDOM TO A NEW NATION."

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- DR. WINSTON ANDERSON