Q.
I read that the last man in the United States to be branded for a crime was Jonathan Walker. In Pensacola, Territory of Florida, 1844, he had "SS" burned into the palm of his hand. What did the "SS" stand for?
A.
Slave Stealer.
L.M. Boyd
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