Famous Abolitionists

William Still

• Organizer

• Kept written records of Underground Railroad activities

Thomas Garrett

• Wealthy

• Provided large amounts of money to the abolitionist movement

John Brown

Passion, Motivation, & “Holy War”

Harriet Tubman

• Conductor & Leader

• Led nearly 300 slaves to escape to freedom in the North

Frederick Douglass

• Speaker

• Spread the word of the evils of slavery by speaking throughout the North