Rachel Knight

Rachel Knight (1840 – February 11, 1889) was the African American common-law wife to Confederate army deserter Newton Knight (1829–1922). In 1881, she was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was depicted by Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Gary Ross' 2016 feature film Free State of Jones

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