He married his blind slave

Описание: The marriage certificate still exists in the Georgia State Archives—a
haunting document from 1851 that records the union between plantation
owner Cornelius Ashford and "Blind Ruth, property of said household."

But this wasn't a love story. It was the final chapter of the most
elaborate revenge plot in American history.

In 1837, Ruth lost her eyesight when a Virginia plantation owner threw
lye in her face. When Cornelius Ashford purchased her, he deliberately
refused to buy her three children—separating a mother from her babies
because keeping families together "cost too much."

What Ashford didn't know was that his blind cook was far from powerless.

For 13 years, Ruth built a secret network of informants, documented his
financial crimes, and orchestrated his complete destruction. She
manipulated his creditors into forcing him to marry her to avoid prison.
And then, as his legal wife, she began slowly poisoning him with arsenic
in his morning coffee.

This is the true story of patience, intelligence, and a justice so
perfect it looked like natural death.

📚 SOURCES & HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
This story is based on historical research into antebellum slavery,
documented cases of resistance, and authentic methods of 19th-century
poisoning. While Ruth's specific story is a dramatic reconstruction,
it represents the kinds of hidden resistance that enslaved people
engaged in when legal justice was impossible.

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