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The blacks were aided in their struggle against slavery by abolitionists, white and black alike. The abolitionists helped out by running for office, lobbying at government functions, protesting, and aiding escapes. The most renowned escape route was the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was one of the famous "conductors" of the Underground Railroad. Abolitionists that owned houses along the way often gave shelter to runaway slaves at the risk of their own propety and the lives of their family. One of the most noted abolitionists was an African American man named Frederick Douglas (1817-1895). He wrote letters, gave addresses, and wrote a personal narrative, to help the general cause of freeing the slaves.
"Am I Not A Man And A Brother?"
Sojourner Truth
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