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Celebrating America's 250th

‘Little Liberia’ – once a haven for escaped slaves – marks 200 years in CT city

This year marks the 200th anniversary "Little Liberia" – a community on the South End of Bridgeport that was home to free Blacks who escaped slavery.

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