On the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, a statue of this abolitionist was placed in the United States Capital.
Frederick Douglass
This city is home to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Cincinnatti, Ohio
During reconstruction, this number of African Americans were elected to Congress.
16
"I ain't got long to stay here" is a lyric from this famous spiritual.
Runaway slaves who followed the Union Army during the Civil War were called this.
Contraband
This famous abolitionist wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum is located in this city.
Memphis, Tennessee
In 1875, this state elected the first Black U.S. Senator.
Mississippi
"Tell ol' Pharoah let my people go," is a lyric from this underground railroad code song.
Go Down Moses
During this month and year, President Johnson declared the Civil War officially over.
August 1865.
During the Civil War, this famous abolitionist served as a nurse and spy for the Union Army.
Harriet Tubman
This state is home to the Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum.
Ashtabula, Ohio
During Reconstruction, the majority of African Americans supported this political party.
Republican
This code song contains these word, "Tell all my friends I'm coming too."
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Of the 15 slave-holding states, this many were affected by the Emancipation Proclamation.
10
In 1851, abolitionist Sojourner Truth delivered this powerful women's suffrage speech.
Ain't I A Woman
The Blainsville Underground Railroad History Center is located in this state.
Pennsylvania
This son of an enslaved Black woman and her White owner became the first Black man to govern an American state.
Governor P.B.S. Pinchback
This code song contains the lyric, "The riverbank make a very good road."
Follow the Drinking Gourd
This popular song began as a Union Army marching song titled "John Brown's Body".
Battle Hymn of the Republic
In 1787, this abolitionist co-founded the Free African Society with Richard Allen.
Absalom Jones
This city is home to Starr Clark Tin Shop and Underground Railroad Museum.
Mexico, New York
In 1866, the Army Organization Act created six all-Black military units who eventually became known as this.
Buffalo Soldiers
Black soldiers from Arkansas sang, "We've the bully soldiers" in their version of this civil war marching song.
John Brown's Body
This educated former slave pretended to be illiterate while operating a sophisticated spy ring for the Union Army.
Elizabeth "Crazy Bet" Bowser