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title: Abolitionist Amy Post
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20323/abolitionist-amy-post/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-04-10
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# Abolitionist Amy Post
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20323.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Abolitionist and Quaker Amy Post in the 1860s. Amy Post is best known as the first person to suggest to [Harriet Jacobs](https://www.worldhistory.org/Harriet_Jacobs/) that she write her autobiography, *Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl* (1861). Photographer unknown; image included in *Harriet Jacobs: A Life* (2004) by Jean Fagan Yellin.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, April 10). Abolitionist Amy Post. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Abolitionist Amy Post." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 10, 2025. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Abolitionist Amy Post." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Apr 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amy_Post_1860s.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amy_Post_1860s.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 10 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.