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John F. Baker Jr.

For thirty years John Baker has been gathering information about the Wessyngton Plantation after discovering that his grandmother's paternal grandparents, Emanuel and Henny Washington had been slaves there. He has dedicated his work to tracing African... Read full bio

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The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom By: John F. Baker Jr.
This edition: Hardcover, 432 pages
Publication date: February 3, 2009
When John F. Baker Jr. was in the seventh grade, he saw a photograph of four former slaves in his social studies textbook. When he learned that two of them were his grandmother's grandparents, he began the lifelong research...
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Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback