maryland education was not prohibited to africa iamericans, buwas shunned upon. so he never learned to read and write while he here in maryland. it didn't happen until later in his life. but he became a published author despite being illiterate for a very long time. and he really spent the rest of canada while he was in making sure that other freedom seekers who made their way from the united states to canada had access to an educati so they could be gainfully employed. >> so now he worked on the plantaon in montgomery county rockville.n >> correct. >> but he actually wound up leaving there and going to kentucky. >> he did. while he was aven in montgomery county, his owner went through some legal issues, so his owner had asked that fnson take him and all the enslaved peoplem montgomery county all the way to kentucky. and basically it was an escape, in a ns so raleigh wouldn't have to pay his debts. so henso led all these people to kentucky and they stayed there for many years. most of the enslaved people in kentucky wereimately sold to the deep south. henson was