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This plaque details the story of Chloe Cooley, an enslaved African woman, violently seized in March 1793 in Queenston and transported across the Niagara River for sale in New York
MomentThis plaque details the story of Chloe Cooley, an enslaved African woman, violently seized in March 1793 in Queenston and transported across the Niagara River for sale in New York. Her screams and resistance, witnessed by Black Loyalist Peter Martin, prompted Lieutenant Governor Simcoe to pass legislation restricting enslavement in Upper Canada. This made the region a refuge for African American freedom seekers, exemplifying the courage and resistance of enslaved women.
