The Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass is one of the most well-known abolitionists and orators of the Civil War era. Born a slave, under the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, in February 1818 on… Read more »
Frederick Douglass is one of the most well-known abolitionists and orators of the Civil War era. Born a slave, under the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, in February 1818 on… Read more »
During a trip to Canada in 1858 Harriet Tubman, one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad, met fellow abolitionist John Brown. Brown was in the middle of… Read more »
John Brown was an abolitionist most known for his failed raid on Harper’s Ferry in Virginia. Brown was born in May, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut, into a family with strong… Read more »
John Wilkes Booth was a handsome, successful stage actor in 1865 when he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. A staunch confederate and supporter of slavery, Booth felt Lincoln’s actions during the Civil… Read more »
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave, an abolitionist and one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad. Tubman made a total of 19 trips between the north and… Read more »
The underground railroad was a system of safe houses that stretched from the south all the way to Canada. The purpose of the safe houses was to hide and protect… Read more »
There were many catalysts in the build up to the Civil War, and although slavery was at the heart of the war, many other factors played a part as well…. Read more »
Women played many roles in the Civil War. They did not sit idly by waiting for the men in their lives to come home from the battlefield. Many women supported… Read more »