NEW YORK — Esteban Montejo was over 100 before the world knew his story. Born a slave in Cuba in 1860, he escaped and lived for years in the jungle until slavery was abolished on the island in 1886.
Unforgotten is a cross-platform series chronicling Connecticut's ties to slavery. Learn more. A few years ago, when Americans nationwide began on a path of racial reckoning, parishioners at a small ...
NEW YORK — Esteban Montejo was over 100 before the world knew his story. The Story Behind a Slave's Tale Told With Music Born a slave in Cuba in 1860, he escaped and lived for years in the jungle ...