Story of Priscilla Henry, former black slave woman becomes ruler of prostitution business
Priscilla Henry, born into slavery in Alabama in 1819, gained freedom after the Civil War and moved to St. Louis. After a hotel fire, she entered prostitution and built a successful brothel business, eventually buying the plantation where she was enslaved. Her story is being revisited in historical
United Kingdom · 2024-04-20 · BBC
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