"King Pompey was an esteemed leader in the Black community but his home and property have always been a mystery," Kabria Baumgartner, Dean's Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at ...

History shows he hosted free and enslaved Blacks for "Black Election Day" at the home. He was elected king year after year and would be called on to handle important matters in the Black community.

The 2014 movie ‘Pompeii’ featured the tagline ‘No warning. No escape.’ This idea has made it a challenge to convince people that some Pompeians survived,” he said.