Talk:Francis Jackson (kidnapping victim)

Same guy?

It would be great if a reliable secondary source could be found for this information at FAG.

I had a hard time making sense of his enlisting in the army, except through a driving grit, due to his difficulty walking, etc. The description of his health makes sense. I wonder if when it says that he was apparently never in slavery meant that he would not identify himself as a former slave, because he was born free. So sorry to hear about the apparent whip lashes to his back. I am guessing it was an (inhuman) response to his running away.

In any event, this is interesting info and it would be great to find out if it is the same person. I tried poking around in Civil War records here but haven't find anything to clearly tie the records to this Francis / Frank Jackson.–CaroleHenson (talk) 21:50, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

See also 3rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment.–CaroleHenson (talk) 22:05, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 18:59, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

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United States Colored Troops recruiting poster

• ... that Frank Jackson was born free, forced into slavery for seven years, and fought in the American Civil War? — "Frank Jackson might well have ended up like so many other free blacks who had been lured away or kidnapped in the North and sold as slaves in the South"[1] - "Frank Jackson, a free colored man in Mercer, Penn., was taken, early in 1851"[2] - "the Jury, after the charge of the Court, and without leaving their box, gave their verdict that "Frank Jackson was a free" September 24, 1858"[3] - Jackson remained in or about the place until the rebellion broke out, when he enlisted in the army, from which he was honorably discharged.[4]

Slave kidnapping post, 1851, Boston after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

• ALT1:... that Frank Jackson was born free but had to win two court cases before he was freed from forced slavery? "It was not until 1855, some five and a half years after Jackson’s arrival in Virginia, that the court issued its final decree. Francis or Frank Jackson was declared a free man."[5] - "the Jury, after the charge of the Court, and without leaving their box, gave their verdict that "Frank Jackson was a free" September 24, 1858"[6]

• Comment: Image for ALT1 is [[:File:Slave kidnap post 1851 boston.jpg|thumb|Slave kidnapping post, 1851, Boston after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850]]

Created by CaroleHenson (talk). Self-nominated at 23:38, 24 April 2021 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. Both images are in the public domain. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:10, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so much Cwmhiraeth!–CaroleHenson (talk) 15:22, 13 May 2021 (UTC)