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Burgess Family Freedom Pioneers Part 1-

Elder Burgess , Rufus Burgess - Aka Nelson Bell born around the year 1790!
Freedom Pioneers: Program features the life and legacy of Rufus Burgess!

Get first hand accounts of the life of Rufus A Burgess who traveled to Coloma in 1850 with his slave master. The State of California and a host of others have kept this story hidden far too long. #Tellthetruth
