In 1833 Brown Colbert made the courageous decision to become free, even though that meant leaving Virginia. He and part of his family sailed to Liberia on the west coast of Africa, only to die tragically within weeks of their arrival.
In 1833 Brown Colbert made the courageous decision to become free, even though that meant leaving Virginia. He and part of his family sailed to Liberia on the west coast of Africa, only to die tragically within weeks of their arrival.