Prince Hall
1735 – 1807 Fraternal Leader / Abolitionist Prince Hall was [...]
Denmark Vesey (aka Telemaque)
1767 — July 2, 1822 Carpenter / Clergyman / Abolitionist [...]
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield
1809 – March 31, 1876 Singer / Abolitionist Elizabeth Taylor [...]
Freedom’s Journal
Premiere Issue: March 16, 1827 First Black American Newspaper Freedom's [...]
Harriet Ross Tubman
March 1822 – March 10, 1913 Abolitionist / Soldier / [...]
Mary Ellen Pleasant
August 19, 1814 – January 11, 1904 Entrepreneur / Business [...]
The Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863 The Story Behind This Significant Moment On [...]
George Thomas Downing
December 30, 1819 – July 21, 1903 Restauranteur / Abolitionist [...]
Dr. John Stewart Rock
October 13, 1825 – December 3, 1866 Educator / Doctor [...]
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 – November 26, 1883 Activist / Abolitionist Our sister [...]