In 1858, the Kearney Street Hall of Justice was home for Archy Lee, fugitive slave, until he became a free man. At eighteen, Archy Lee was brought to California in1857 by Mississippian Charles Stovall to work in the gold mines. When Stovall decided to send Archy back, Archy resisted and hid in, black owned, Hackett … Continue reading Archy Lee