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(RNS) Connecticut slave to get a long overdue church funeral
The remains of an 18th-century Connecticut slave whose abuse continued long after his death will finally be given a dignified burial.
On Sept. 12, more than two centuries after his death, a slave known as Fortune will be interred at Waterbury’s Riverside Cemetery with all the trappings of a state funeral.
It will be a ceremonial end to the life of a man whose mistreatment serves as a reminder of the North’s participation in slavery.
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