Abolitionists – people who wanted to end slavery in the U.S.

Frederick Douglass

· Douglass taught himself how to read as a child before escaping slavery.

· He lectured against slavery throughout the U.S. and Great Britain.

· He also started the anti-slavery newspaper the North Star.

William Lloyd Garrison

· Garrison was a white abolitionist who started the anti-slavery newspaper the Liberator.

· Garrison also started the New England Anti-Slavery Society.

Angelina and Sarah Grimké

· The Grimké sisters were daughters of a wealthy Southern slaveholder.

· They gave lectures throughout the U.S. on the evils of slavery.

Underground Railroad – secret network of people who helped runaway slaves to reach freedom in the North or Canada

· Harriet Tubman lead over 300 slaves to freedom.

* Visit the website http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/ and experience what the underground railroad was like!