The individuals who helped make our country a land of freedom and equality.
Frances Harper
Abolitionist. Activist. Poet.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born a freewoman in Maryland. She was educated and well read, courtesy of her uncle who ran a school for Black children.
William Goodridge
Entrepreneur. Underground Railroad Stationmaster
William Goodridge was born enslaved in Maryland to an African American mother and an unknown White father.
Thaddeus Stevens
Congressman. Abolitionist.
Avid abolitionist and one of Lancaster’s most prominent citizens, Thaddeus Stevens moved to York, Pennsylvania.
Basil Biggs
Underground Railroad Agent.
Basil Biggs was born in Maryland in 1819. His mother died when he was four, leaving Biggs to be hired out to work for others.
Sarah McKim
Abolitionist. Women's, Children's, and Animal Rights Activist.
Sarah McKim was the wife of James Miller McKim, a prominent abolitionist and Presbyterian minister, who also served as editor for the Pennsylvania Freeman.
