Abolitionist
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
This controversial law, passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, required citizens to help capture escaped enslaved people.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
This abolitionist newspaper, founded by Douglass in 1847, provided a powerful voice for the anti-slavery movement and Black rights.
What is The North Star?
This network of secret routes and safe houses helped enslaved people escape to free states and Canada.
What is the Underground Railroad?
She served as a Union nurse, educator, and the first Black woman to publish an autobiography about her experiences during the Civil War.
Who is Susie Baker King Taylor?
This Black abolitionist and women's rights advocate was known for her fearless campaigns and also helped recruit Black soldiers for the Union Army.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
His election as President in 1860 caused Southern states to begin seceding from the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Douglass escaped from slavery in 1838 by disguising himself as a sailor and using papers he borrowed from a free Black man. He traveled to freedom from this state.
: What is Maryland?
Safe houses along the Underground Railroad were often known by this name, signifying their role in providing shelter for escaping slaves.
What are "stations"?
These camps, established to house escaped enslaved people, often became communities of newly freed Black individuals during the Civil War.
What are Contraband Camps?
In 1859, this white abolitionist led an unsuccessful raid on Harper’s Ferry to initiate a slave uprising.
Who is John Brown?
While there were many factors leading up to the Civil War, this issue was the central cause of the conflict.
What is slavery?
In his famous autobiography, published in 1845, Douglass detailed his life under slavery, his journey to freedom, and his eventual rise as an abolitionist.
What is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave?
This term referred to individuals who guided enslaved people to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
What are "conductors"?
This document, issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This former enslaved woman, known for her powerful speeches on abolition and women's rights, changed her name to reflect her mission to "declare truth" and credited her close relationship with God for guiding her activism.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Under the Fugitive Slave Act, those who refused to help capture runaway slaves could face these two penalties.
What are fines and imprisonment?
Frederick Douglass’s first wife, who helped him escape from slavery and supported his work, was an abolitionist and free Black woman.
Who is Anna Murray Douglass?
Known as the “Father of the Underground Railroad,” this abolitionist helped hundreds of enslaved people escape to freedom and kept detailed records of their journeys.
Who is William Still?
This date marks the official issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing enslaved people in Confederate-held territories.
What is January 1, 1863?
Published in 1852, this novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe exposed the harsh realities of slavery and stirred strong anti-slavery sentiments in the North.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
This court case denied Black people citizenship and claimed they had no rights white people were bound to respect.
What is the Dred Scott decision? (or Scott v Sanford)
In this 1863 address, Douglass called on Black men to enlist in the Union Army to fight for their freedom and the abolition of slavery.
What is "Men of Color to Arms!"
This famous conductor on the Underground Railroad made 13 missions to rescue enslaved people and became known as the “Moses of her people.”
Who is Harriet Tubman?
In the final days of the Civil War, enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom, a day celebrated now as this holiday.
What is Juneteenth?