Franklin Pierce
To say the least, the 14th President of the United States was not popular. He saw the abolitionist movement as a menace to the country and criticized Abraham Lincoln while he was in power. Not to mention that following Lincoln’s assassination, he reportedly had to “persuade” a crowd not to demolish his home. This photograph was taken around the year 1855.
Franklin Pierce
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross in 1822, was another significant player in the 1800s abolitionist movement. She is well known for being a driving factor behind the Underground Railroad, which used a network of covert passageways to transport slaves to free American states and Canada. This photograph of her was shot in Auburn, New York in 1868.
Harriet Tubman
