John Andrew Jackson - Freedom

Freedom

In Salem, John was free but not safe. He worked as a leather tanner and part-time sawmill operator until the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law rekindled his fear of being returned to slavery. He escaped with help to Canada.

Once in Canada, John Andrew settled in Saint John, New Brunswick. He remarried legally and had more children.

Still seeking to purchase his family members in slavery, in 1857, he journeyed to Great Britain with his wife to solicit contributions. He lectured in Scotland and England with several others, including: David Guthrie, Rev. Thomas Candlish and Julia Griffiths.

John Andrew and his wife lived in London, England until after the American Civil War ended. Eventually they returned to live in South Carolina.

He never saw his mother, father, first wife, or children again, but his freedom was the beauty of his life, and he never regretted leaving his life of torture.