Arkansas city honors enslaved man who fled to Canada and was later extradited
An enslaved man who fled Arkansas in 1841 seeking freedom in Canada, only to be forcibly returned to the U.S., has been honored with a historical marker and a new street sign in the city where he once labored.
A marker honoring Hackett and his impact was installed Friday in Fayetteville’s downtown square, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteArchibald Yell Boulevard is being renamed Nelson Hackett Boulevard, the newspaper reported, an especially symbolic action given the role that Yell, who served as Arkansas governor at the time, held in securing Hackett’s extradition.
Hackett labored near where the marker is displayed on the square. The marker and the renamed street serve as a way to remember Hackett’s experiences, Mayor Lioneld Jordan said.
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