National Freedom Day

National Freedom Day commemorates the date on which President Abraham Lincoln signed a congressional resolution proposing a Thirteenth Amendment—February 1, 1865. The amendment, ratified by the states on December 6 of that year, permanently abolished slavery in America. The road to abolishing slavery in America was a long and arduous one. In commemoration of the day, click the icons below to read about some of the men and women who contributed to the abolitionist movement: 

Frederick Douglass &
Black Abolitionists
Sojourner Truth &
Black Female Abolitionists
Sarah & Angelina Grimke
 
John Brown