Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

Episode 1: The Former Slave Who Became an Executioner


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Death is a part of life that makes most of us… uncomfortable. But there are many faces of death – some more troubling than others. Take, for example, executions. Imagine being the individual tasked with the job of death. Right or wrong, however moral or unjust, the history of execution dates to the earliest footprints of time. One of the most unusual, yet forgotten accounts, is of a former slave who became an executioner. Have you ever heard of Louis Congo?

 

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Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold StoriesBy Crystal Ponti

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