Venture Smith was an enslaved man who bought his freedom and the freedom of his family. 

Articles:

• Venture Smith

eBooks:

• Where I Live: Connecticut

Book:

• Venture Smith's Colonial Connecticut (copy can be borrowed from Grade 5 teachers)

Websites:

• Venture Smith Video

• Venture Smith: NPR Interview

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • Venture Smith, from Slavery to Freedom (Challenge)