Peters, Thomas National Historic Person
Digby, Nova Scotia
Statue of Thomas Peters, Freetown, Sierra Leone
(© Afrique Photos)
Address :
Digby, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2022-06-23
Life Date:
1738 to 1792
Other Name(s):
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Thomas Peters (ca. 1738-1792)
(Designation Name)
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Thomas Petters
(Other Name)
Research Report Number:
2021-13
Importance:
Yoruba man who escaped enslavement in North Carolina to fight as a Loyalist, fought for Black Loyalists rights