William Henry Seward: New York’s #1 Antislavery Politician
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.
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.
Solomon Northup was a free black New Yorker, who was kidnapped and sold as slave to Louisiana in 1841. 1853 he was rescued and wrote “Twelve Years A Slave”.