The reconstruction era after slavery was abolished in the country. Part of the exhibition is discussing several notable abolitionists. Here, we talk about frederick douglass. He was one of the most recognized africanamericans in the country at that time. He was born a slave in maryland and escaped into freedom as a young adult. Throughout his career as an abolitionist, he fought for the freedom of africanamericans, all the people who were enslaved in the country. During the civil war, he lobbied with Abraham Lincoln for the recruitment of colored citizens. Here on display, we are very proud to have Frederick Douglasss beaver hat on loan. It is one of our treasures. We are so proud to have it on display. It is something that is recognizable from many of Frederick Douglasss photos. Harriet Beecher Stowe is another abolitionist. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the woman who wrote uncle toms cabin. She gained her inspiration for the book while living in cincinnati. President lincoln actually is
Part of the exhibition is discussing several notable abolitionists. Very important people to the time. Here, we talk about frederick douglass. He was one of the most recognized africanamericans in the country at this time. He was born a slave in maryland and escaped into freedom as a young adult. Throughout his career as an abolitionist, he fought for the freedom of africanamericans, for all the people who were enslaved in the country. Even during the civil war, he lobbied with Abraham Lincoln for the recruitment of colored citizens in the war. Here on display, we are very proud to have Frederick Douglasss beaver hat on loan. It is one of our treasures. We are so proud to have it on display. It is something that is recognizable from many of photos. Douglass Harriet Beecher stowe is another abolitionist. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the woman who wrote the famous book titled uncle toms cabin. She gained her inspiration for the book while living in cincinnati, ohio, so we have a close local