Junior Detective Series - 3b

Memories of slavery were never far away for Benjamin "Pap" Singleton. He escaped from slavery at the age of 37. Later he used his home in Detroit to help other escaped slaves gain their freedom.

When Pap Singleton returned to Tennessee after the Civil War he found the lives of former slaves filled with hardships and difficulties. Determined to help, he began spreading the word about "sunny Kansas" hoping to lead groups here to settle.