Key Abolitionists
She led hundreds of slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This event in 1859 was an armed abolitionist raid to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states.
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
This movement aimed to end the practice of slavery in the United States.
The Abolitionist Movement
This 1865 constitutional amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States.
The 13th Amendment
This was the name given to people who guided enslaved individuals to freedom.
Conductors
He wrote the famous autobiography 'Narrative of the Life of...' which detailed his life as a former slave.
Frederick Douglass
This law passed in 1850 made it illegal to assist runaway slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act
A group of religious individuals, including the Quakers, helped lead this movement for emancipation.
The Quakers
This law declared that any enslaved person who escaped to a free state would remain free.
The Northwest Ordinance
This famous abolitionist and former slave was known as the 'Moses of her people' for leading many to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
He published the anti-slavery newspaper 'The Liberator'.
William Lloyd Garrison
This network of secret routes and safe houses was used to help enslaved African Americans escape to freedom.
The Underground Railroad
This group was known for publicly advocating for immediate emancipation and equal rights for enslaved people.
The American Anti-Slavery Society
This amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
The 15th Amendment
These were safe houses along the Underground Railroad where escaping slaves could rest.
Stations
She was an advocate for both women's rights and the abolition of slavery.
Sojourner Truth
This convention held in 1833 in Philadelphia helped organize the abolitionist movement.
The American Anti-Slavery Convention
This document outlined the goals of the American Anti-Slavery Society and called for the immediate end of slavery.
The Declaration of Sentiments
This amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the United States, including former slaves.
The 14th Amendment
This man, known as the father of the Underground Railroad, helped hundreds of slaves reach freedom.
William Still
He founded the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and documented stories of the Underground Railroad.
William Still
This speech by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 declared that all slaves in Confederate states were free.
The Emancipation Proclamation
This political party, formed in 1840, was dedicated to the abolition of slavery.
The Liberty Party
This proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 declared all slaves in Confederate territories free.
The Emancipation Proclamation
This coded song was used by slaves to follow the North Star to freedom.
'Follow the Drinking Gourd'