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Harriet Tubman

William Henry Seward: New York’s #1 Antislavery Politician

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William Henry Seward maximized legal protection for fugitive slaves as Governor, hid them in his basement as Senator, and was too radical to be President.

Jermain Wesley Loguen, the “Underground Railroad King” of Syracuse, NY

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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.

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