Born Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth became the first black woman orator to lecture against slavery. When asked how she received her name, she replied, “I
The Underground Railroad was a method that helped enslaved people escape from the South to the North during the mid-1800’s. The passengers did not travel
Harriet Tubman was one of the greatest Underground Railroad conductors. She is also known as the “Moses of Her People.” In 1844, when her master
Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He escaped from slavery at the age of 21. He became a great speaker and abolitionist. In his speeches,
