All posts tagged "William Lloyd Garrison"
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8.7K1MassachusettsFrederick Douglass’ Fifth of July Speech Asks ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? is the popular name of a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass on the...
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14.7K3ConnecticutDavid Ruggles, the Go-To Conductor on the Underground Railroad
David Ruggles helped 600 enslaved people to freedom during the 1830s despite attempts to kill him, kidnap him and burn down his...
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22.0KMassachusettsJoseph Palmer, Fashion Criminal, Persecuted for Wearing a Beard
In 1830, Joseph Palmer wore a long, flowing beard, considered such a fashion crime then that men attacked him and local authorities...
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9.3K3MassachusettsCharles Torrey – The Most Successful, Least Celebrated Abolitionist
In June of 1844, Charles Torrey arrived in Baltimore. He was well-known as an anti-slavery agitator and architect of the Underground Railroad....
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15.0K1bostonBoston Gentlemen Riot for Slavery
In 1835, a gentlemen riot broke out among people who considered themselves respectable. They even dragged a magazine publisher through the streets...
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13.1K2ConnecticutSimeon Jocelyn and The Great New Haven College That Never Was
In 1831, Simeon Jocelyn thought New Haven would be the perfect place to start a college for educating negroes. New Haven disagreed....
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