He brought together stakeholders and raised about $280,000, enough money for the roughly 8-foot statue, as well as a scholarship fund in Freeman's honor for area high school students.

A bronze statue of an enslaved woman from Massachusetts who went to court to win her freedom in 1781 was unveiled Sunday during a ceremony.

He brought together stakeholders and raised about $280,000, enough money for the roughly 8-foot statue, as well as a scholarship fund in Freeman's honor for area high school students.

Statue honors once-enslaved woman who won freedom in court nearly 80 years before Civil War Elizabeth Freeman shed the chains of slavery 241 years ago, on Aug. 21, 1781.

This undated image shows a painting owned by the Massachusetts Historical Society of one Elizabeth Freeman. The story of the enslaved woman who went to court to win her freedom more than 80 years ...