Fortune's Story: Slavery in a Connecticut Town - Fortune was an African American man enslaved in Waterbury, a Connecticut farming community, in the 18th century.

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	Fortune was an African American man enslaved in Waterbury, a Connecticut farming community, in the 18th century. Mattatuck Historical Society tells the story of his life, the world he lived in, and what happened to his skeleton after he died.
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Description:	Fortune was an African American man enslaved in Waterbury, a Connecticut farming community, in the 18th century. This is the story of his life, the world he lived in, and what happened to his skeleton after he died.
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