Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, was an African American woman who became one of the most prominent advocates for women’s rights in the 19th century....
Category : Civil Rights
Dred Scott
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Dred Scott, born into slavery in Virginia in 1795, became the central figure in one of the most infamous legal cases in American history. His...
Fannie Lou Hamer
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Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the...
Harriet Tubman
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Later Life, Activism, and Legacy After the war, Tubman returned to Auburn. In 1869, she married Civil War veteran Nelson Davis (about 20 years her...