Michael Strahan Meets Long-Lost Cousins During Visit To East Texas Freedom Colony
Jim was a runaway enslaved person, avoiding police, slave patrols and professional slave catchers so he could find Winnie. He miraculously made it 400 miles on foot across the Mississippi River and was reunited with Winnie.
“There was a spring a few yards from here, and she was out, you know, gathering water, washing clothes — so, he did his little call and she was like, ‘This sounds like Jim’s call.’ And sure enough, it was Jim,” Clay added.
Jim organized his own sale by Winnie’s owner so he could ensure they remained together. The ended up having six children together, and Strahan’s family line was born.
“It’s a love story,” Strahan said of his cousin’s revelations. “Seems like a movie.”
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