Richmond, Virginia, United States
In one particular case, intervention occurred by the way of a rescuer taking the initiative to look into a suspicious working situation in a local family's home.
Location
United States · Richmond, Virginia · 1999 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
This particular young woman from Camaroon was rescued and taken given shelter after escaping captivity.
Louis Etongwe and his cousin who first heard of the young woman and her case.
This case was documented in the book NOT FOR SALE, by David Batstone. You can read more about this young woman's story and others like her in Batstone's chapter on Building a New Underground Railroad:USA.
Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don't have a verifiable source on file yet — use “Report a problem” below to add one.