Papers, 1814?, 1845-1861
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Connecticut – d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American abolitionist and author. She is the daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher who preached against slavery. She is best known for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. It became an instant and controversial best-seller, both in the United States and abroad. The novel had a major impact on Northerners' attitudes toward slavery and by the beginning of the Civil War had sold more than a million copi...
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818. He barely knew his mother, who lived on a different plantation and died when he was a young child and never discovered the identity of his father. When he turned eight years old, his slaveowner hired him out to work as a body servant in Baltimore. At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom. Not allowed to attend school, he taught himself to read and wr...
Ann Maria Davison, 1783-
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Ann Maria Davison was born on April 2, 1783, probably in New Jersey. She apparently lived in New Jersey for several years and then in New Orleans for at least forty years. She frequently visited her daughter, Mattie Hennen (Ann Maria Davison Hennen), and son-in-law, Alfred, on their plantation outside New Orleans and also traveled frequently to the east coast. From the guide to the Papers, 1814?, 1845-1861, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute) ...
