Civil War: Abolitionists

Watch this short video to learn about the life of Frederick Douglass

Freeing slaves!

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Read about abolitionists and find links to many other people and events spread throughout the page.

From Biography.com see a bio of Harriet and see quotes and video as well. Be sure to note that you must click to move to page 2.

From PBS see a timeline of John Brown's life and then be sure to click on his bio and video.

Short bio of Sarah and Angelina with links to information about other abolitionists and the anti-slavery movement. Make sure to click to go to the next page, where there are links to other pages about the Grimke girls.

A quick bio from Biography.com. Make sure to continue to page two and click to see several different quotes from Truth.

From History.com read about Douglass as well as watching video and linking to others people related to abolishing slavery.

PBS has a bio as well as additional links at the bottom about "The Liberator", other people's thoughts, pictures and more.