Kevin Johnson: Portrays Jordan Freeman, African-American Patriot and Hero of the Battle of Groton Heights February 6, 2008

Jordan Freeman was an actual person, a native of Old Lyme. Although he did not enlist himself, he witnessed key events of the war for independence while with Col. Ledyard.

The presentation is based on extensive research in the collections of the Connecticut State Library and the Museum of Connecticut History at 231 Capitol Ave, opposite the State Capitol in Hartford where Johnson is employed in the State Library’s History and Genealogy Unit.

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