List three famous abolitionists

Frederick

Douglass—Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in the 1800s,

and went on to become the first African-American citizen to hold a high

position within the U.S. Government. When Douglass was sold, the wife of his owner

taught Douglass the alphabet, despite the ban on teaching slaves to read and

write. Douglass’s ability to read refined his political views and human rights

ideology, and gave him the impetus to do something about it.

2. Harriet Beecher Stowe—Harriet Beecher

Stowe was one of 13 children born in a family that, with full unanimity, cared

about social justice. She wrote Uncle

Tom’s Cabin, a novel that conveyed the harsh reality of African-American

slaves in the United States. Some even say that this book contributed to the

start of the Civil War. Not only was Stowe’s book important as a narrative to

the abolition movement, but it also helped pave the way for women in public

affairs.

3. Sojourner Truth—Sojourner Truth was

born into slavery in New York, and became an important voice in the fight for

racial and gender equality. Truth escaped slavery in 1827 and may be best known

for her speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” delivered at the Ohio Women’s Rights

Convention in 1851.

4. Harriet Tubman—Harriet Tubman was also

born into slavery, but she eventually became one of the most important

“conductors” of the Underground Railroad. Tubman was noted as being brilliant

and brave, making the trip to the South at least 19 times in order to guide

more African-American slaves to freedom.

5. John Brown—John Brown helped both freed

and escaped slaves find refuge along the route of the Underground Railroad. He

also created the League of Gileadites, a group formed to protect black citizens

from slave hunters. John Brown was executed on December 2, 1859, after he was

captured during the failed raid on Harper’s Ferry.

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