Civil Rights & Activism
Frederick Douglass c. 1818–1895
He posed for more photos than Lincoln. On purpose.
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Civil Rights & Activism
Sojourner Truth c. 1797–1883
In 1828, a formerly enslaved mother sued a white man in a New York court. And she won.
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Slavery & Emancipation
Henry “Box” Brown c. 1815–1897
In 1849, an enslaved man mailed himself to freedom.
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Military
Harriet Tubman c. 1820–1913
In 1863, a woman led a military raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people in one night.
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Slavery & Emancipation
Ellen and William Craft
In 1848, an enslaved woman escaped disguised as a white slave owner, and her husband played her slave.
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