jan 1, 1849 - 1849 Famous Abolitionists

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Harriet Tubman
Runaway slave
“conductor” on the Underground Railroad
Returned to the South 13 times to help free 70 slaves
She was called “Moses” by those she helped – why do you think they did?
Fought to abolish slavery and for women’s rights
Frederick Douglass
Born a slave in Maryland.
Taught himself to read
Escaped to Massachusetts
Published an anti-slavery newspaper called The North Star
Speaker at the Seneca Falls Convention in support of Women’s Rights
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852
Brought national attention to the evils of slavery
What do you think this means?
It is believed that Lincoln said to her when they met, "so you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."[

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