Sally Maria Diggs

Sally Maria Diggs (c.1851[1] – ?) was an African-American slave girl, also known as "Pinky," whose freedom was famously bought by Henry Ward Beecher in 1860, during a sermon at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, NYC.[2] Beecher famously said, "No child should be in slavery, let alone a child like this’ and raised $900 to purchase her freedom.[3] The episode was celebrated in a number of paintings and drawings at the time, including Eastman Johnson's "Freedom Ring."[4]

In 1927, "Pinky" returned to Plymouth Church to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Henry Ward Beecher's first sermon at Plymouth Church.[1]

In 2010, "Pinky" was celebrated by sculptor Meredith Bergmann.[5]

References
  1. "Negroes: Again: Pinky". Time. May 23, 1927. Sixty-seven years ago the congregation of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, saw Pastor Henry Ward Beecher* mount the pulpit, accompanied by a trembling nine-year-old Negress.
  2. Library, Brooklyn Public. "Brooklyn Public Library: Brooklyn in the Civil War". www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
  3. Strausbaugh, John (October 12, 2007). "On the Trail of Brooklyn's Underground Railroad". The New York Times.
  4. Library, Brooklyn Public. "Brooklyn Public Library: Brooklyn in the Civil War". www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
  5. "Brooklyn Before Now: Artists Run Loose in Brooklyn Historical Society". Brooklyn Before Now. 2010-11-18. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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