James McCune Smith – New York Physician, Intellectual, Abolitionist
James McCune Smith, MD and Abolitionist, was one of the most educated Americans of his time, Frederick Douglass called him his “most important influence”.
Gerrit Smith
Beriah Green – Abolitionist Visionary with an Edge
Beriah Green (1795-1874) was the president of New York’s hotbed of abolitionism, the Oneida Institute, and envisioned a truly egalitarian interracial society.
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.
Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith – A quiet Reformer with big Impact
Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith was a NY abolitionist, who with her husband, Gerrit Smith, helped hundreds of slaves by buying them free or assisting fugitives.
Anti-Fugitive Slave Law Meeting and Resolutions 1851
In response to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, Frederick Douglass and Gerrit Smith resolved to resist it and to defy any law aiming to destroy rights.