Timeline of Slavery in America:
1790's - 1870's
Important People:
Isaac Hopper: "father" of the Underground Railroad
Thomas Garrett: Underground Railroad stationmaster; assisted runaway slaves
William L. Garrison: published an anti-slavery newspaper to persuade others that slavery was wrong
Jonathan Walker: nicknamed a "slave stealer" because of his bold slave rescue attempt
Henry "Box" Brown: escaped slavery by shipping himself to the North in a wooden box
William Still: Underground Railroad coordinator; opened Henry Brown's "box"
Harriet Tubman: Underground Railroad "conductor"; escaped and helped many other slaves escape to freedom
Thomas Garrett: Underground Railroad stationmaster; assisted runaway slaves
William L. Garrison: published an anti-slavery newspaper to persuade others that slavery was wrong
Jonathan Walker: nicknamed a "slave stealer" because of his bold slave rescue attempt
Henry "Box" Brown: escaped slavery by shipping himself to the North in a wooden box
William Still: Underground Railroad coordinator; opened Henry Brown's "box"
Harriet Tubman: Underground Railroad "conductor"; escaped and helped many other slaves escape to freedom
