1. Sojourner Truth
... and after trying to escape several times, was set free July 4th 1827. (Russell 79) Like many others, she realized there was a better life ahead of her without being in bondage. As early as 1815, there were organized efforts toward aiding fugitives in direct violation of state and federal laws ... wicked and liability to punishment, pertaining to or involving death, etc." (Crowe 214) In 1785, a group of New Yorkers led by John Jay and Alexander Hamilton arranged for the formal freeing of slaves. By 1792, there were anti-slavery societies in every state from Massachusetts to Virginia. (Fran...
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- Grade Level: High School