Isaac T. Hopper – “Father of the Underground Railroad”
Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852) was a pioneer abolitionist and social reformer. He is sometimes considered to be the “Father of the Underground Railroad”.
Underground Railroad
David Ruggles and the New York Committee of Vigilance
David Ruggles was New York’s most radical, infamous, and hated black abolitionist, and the chief operative of the New York Committee of Vigilance.
Gerrit Smith – Social Justice Trailblazer made in New York
Gerrit Smith was a wealthy radical abolitionist and social reformer from NY. He donated millions to social causes and helped hundreds of slaves.
Jermain Wesley Loguen, the “Underground Railroad King” of Syracuse, NY
Jermain Wesley Loguen (1813-1872), a fugitive slave from Tennesse was one of the nation’s most active agents of the Underground Railroad in Syracuse. NY.
Charles De Berard Mills – Abolitionist made in New York and Ohio
Charles De Berard Mills was an abolitionist from New York and part of the anti-slavery movement and Underground Railroad network in Syracuse.