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After deserting for the second time, Knight joined a group of about 200 deserters, who elected him as their captain. They declared independence from the Confederacy and founded the [[Free State of Jones (1863–1865)|Free State of Jones]]. The group raided Confederate supply convoys, gave food to poor families, and helped free slaves.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Paul Wilcox|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Newton Knight – abolitionist guerilla leader in Mississippi A hidden history of the anti-slavery struggle|date=2017-01-04|url=https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095957/https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/|archive-date=2021-10-24|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref> | After deserting for the second time, Knight joined a group of about 200 deserters, who elected him as their captain. They declared independence from the Confederacy and founded the [[Free State of Jones (1863–1865)|Free State of Jones]]. The group raided Confederate supply convoys, gave food to poor families, and helped free slaves.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Paul Wilcox|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Newton Knight – abolitionist guerilla leader in Mississippi A hidden history of the anti-slavery struggle|date=2017-01-04|url=https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095957/https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/|archive-date=2021-10-24|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref> | ||
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