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arrived in Leeds and stayed with the Armisteads, recorded in the 1851 census as “fugitive slaves”. It also commemorates Henry “Box” Brown, who escaped slavery by posting himself in a crate For the full story of the Crafts see the Alt for their image. #Leeds #AbolitionistHistory
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March 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
The remarkable life of abolitionist David Walker | Melvin Rogers

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September 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The Free Black Man who Terrified White Southern Slavers: David Walker

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September 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
#tdih 1858, 18-yr-old John Price was arrested by a federal marshal in Oberlin, Ohio under Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

Group of local residents (Black & white) stormed hotel, found Price, & took him to freedom in Canada.

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Sept. 13, 1858: Oberlin Wellington Rescue
Eighteen-year-old John Price was arrested by a federal marshal in Oberlin, Ohio under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#tdih 1837 African American abolitionist and businessperson William Whipper outlined & published his commitment to non-violent activism.

Hotly debated at time, this was 12 years before Henry D. Thoreau’s now more famous civil disobedience treatise.

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Sept. 16, 1837: Abolitionist William Whipper Advocated Non-Violence
William Whipper published “An Address on Non-Resistance to Offensive Aggression.”
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September 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dion Graham is a wonderful narrator. I just finished reading #TheZorg and listening to the audiobook. He was dramatic and passionate in all the right places. #booksky #ebooks #audiobooks #SiddharthKara #thehistoryofslavery #abolitionisthistory #themiddlepassage
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Free eBook!

Harriet Jacobs’s 1861 memoir Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl reveals the brutality of slavery and the unique abuses faced by enslaved women. A powerful testament to courage, survival, and dignity.

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August 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
When Authorities Captured Him, This Group Stole Him Back

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February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
12. In 1851, after one of his lectures in Syracuse, New York, Brown was briefly imprisoned for his activism. He later returned to his campaign for freedom, speaking in front of diverse audiences about the horrors of slavery.

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February 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM