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William C. Goodridge was born in 1806 in Baltimore, Maryland.The son of a Black American woman and a white man, Goodridge was a slave at birth. His grandmother was owned by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a delegate to the Continental Congress in York, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
And the Goodridge Freedom Center, operator of a museum in William C. and Evalina Goodridge’s house, tells stories about the Underground Railroad and Glenalvin Goodridge’s early photography work.
Sheets was also a supporter of the William C. Goodridge Freedom Center and Underground Railroad Museum, in historical downtown York, PA. He helped plan and present the museum's opening in May 2016 and gave a talk there on June 2, 2017 for which his publication company, Showcase Now, produced a pamphlet titled, Eyewitness to the Goodridge Story ...
Glenalvin J. Goodridge (c. 1829 – November 14, 1867) was an American photographer from York, Pennsylvania. He was among the first African-American photographers in the United States. [1]: 313 In 1863, Goodridge was convicted of a rape charge and spent a year in prison until receiving a gubernatorial pardon the next year. He then moved to ...
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Goodridge was born enslaved in Maryland, gained his freedom and became a respected York businessman. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
As a conductor and stationmaster on the Underground Railroad, William C. Goodridge helped freedom seekers escape slavery. Born a slave in Baltimore, Maryland, he became a successful businessman and entrepreneur in York, then risked it all to help others. [4] As shown in the right corner of the Goodridge mural, there is a baby with a mother.
William C. Goodridge sculpture at the Goodridge Freedom Center in York, Pennsylvania [9] Jefferson Davis & Sons statue on the grounds of Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi) [10] World War I Doughboy sculpture at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania [11] Robert E. Lee bronze bas-relief portrait at Sanford, North Carolina [12]