Lilly Ann Granderson (1816–1889) was born a slave in Virginia. Little has been recorded about her childhood, but it is known that early on she was relocated to Kentucky. There she became close to her owner’s children, who taught young Lilly Ann to read and write. It was through reading that Lilly learned about places in the North where slavery had been abolished; places she wanted to see, to live. What no one knew was the true lesson Lilly was learning: The path to freedom is education.

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