Relationship With Other Events in Abolitionism

30. Harriet Beecher Stowe writes Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)

Stowe had written the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which featured the stories of a slave ,Tom, and a mother, Eliza, and her child escape. The book was written using accounts from slaves that Stowe had interviewed. The character Eliza had also escaped using the Underground Railroad.

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28. Frederick Douglass publishes "The North Star" (1847)

Frederick Douglass was a former slaver, similar to Harriet Tubman. He had escaped and was a vocal abolitionist. He had also pushed for woman's rights. Douglass also used to take part in the Underground Railroad and help fugitive slaves become free.

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