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Harriet Tubman's Escape from Slavery - Bound for the Promised Land
When Sojourner Truth (circa 1797-1883) escaped from slavery, she later said, "I did not...
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Reverend James Drummond MacGregor's Letter to a Clergyman - Urging Him to Set Free a Black Girl He Held in Slavery
James Drummond MacGregor (1759-1830) was a Presbyterian...
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Former Slave Narratives from Canada - "I thought it best to come to Canada and live as I pleased."
Enslaved Blacks in the United States, seeking freedom, often...
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Ellen and William Craft's Escape Through Canada - The Challenges of Racial Prejudice
Among the most daring escapes from slavery in the United States in the 19th...
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Passmore Williamson - Liberator and Celebrity Prisoner
Passmore Williamson (1822-1895) was a Quaker abolitionist, successful businessman, and member of...
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The Liberation of Jane Johnson - Her Famous Escape and Court Testimony
Jane Johnson (circa 1814/1827-1872) and her two young sons, Daniel and Isaiah, were...
