Abolitionist Leaders and Heroes of Boston The free African American community of Boston led the struggle against slavery and for equal rights in this city. Together with their white allies, these men and women, adults an

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Date: 2013-04-18 13:53:33 Abolitionism African Meeting House William Lloyd Garrison 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Lewis Hayden Abiel Smith School William Cooper Nell Robert Gould Shaw Charles Sumner Beacon Hill Boston Massachusetts United States		Abolitionist Leaders and Heroes of Boston The free African American community of Boston led the struggle against slavery and for equal rights in this city. Together with their white allies, these men and women, adults an Add to Reading List Source URL: www.nps.gov Download Document from Source Website File Size: 700,41 KB Share Document on Facebook

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