| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - View image Henry Alexander was born into slavery in Union County, Va., in 1854; his mother also was a slave, while his father was the slave owner who controlled the plantation.Unlike the other slaves, Alexander???s parentage gave him an advantage.???He was taken into the big house and taught to read,??? Spencer said. ???Then, the mother was allowed to take a husband.
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