Did you Know?
Did you know that some of the most prominent abolitionists and women's rights activists in American history lived within just 100 miles of each other and interacted regularly along the Erie Canal? Frederick Douglass, Jermain Loguen, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady-Stanton, and Gerrit Smith all resided in upstate New York during the 19th century. They shared a passion for social justice and
equality, and their interactions helped to shape the movements for abolition and women's suffrage. The Erie Canal, which ran through their communities, played a crucial role in connecting them and facilitating their activism. Their legacy continues to inspire and inform social justice movements today.
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