Oswell Wright
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Born in Maryland early 1810's. Bought land in Corydon, May 1849. In November 1857, Kentuckians arrested Wright and two white men, Charles and David Bell; they were indicted and jailed in Kentucky for aiding escape of fugitive slave. Bells rescued in jailbreak 1858. Wright convicted May 1859; completed sentence in kentucky Penitentiary; released June 1864.
[Back side]
Wright, a free black, lost his own freedom for helping a slave escape. Died in Corydon, March 31, 1875.
The Underground Railroad refers to a widespread network of diverse people in the nineteenth century who aided slaves escaping to freedom from the southern U. S.
Marker is on East Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
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