Lit and Medicine People

Who made the “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, experienced a hand injury leaving her with a permanent disability, recruited Black soldiers to fight for the Union during the Civil War, was the first Black woman to win a legal case against a white man to get her son back, and Ohio women’s rights convention

Sojourner Truth

Who was born a slave but escaped in his 20s and became an influential abolitionist, fought to get black people enlisted in the Civil War and worked directly with Abe Lincoln as his advisor, is remembered for his writings, speeches, and influences on social movements, and founder and editor of the North Star

Frederick Douglass

Who made about 19 trips to the South as a “conductor” in the Underground Railroad, had narcolepsy and chronic pain, worked as a nurse and spy during the Civil War, and lead the Combahee River Raid

Harriet Tubman

Who led the only effective and sustained slave rebellion in U.S. history that lasted 4 days, ran away from his overseer but returned 30 days later because of a vision, led the Southampton rebellion, evaded capture but was then killed after his trial, “missing head”

Nat Turner

Who purchased his own freedom after winning the lottery, became a successful carpenter in Charleston, became the leader and founder of the independent African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and planned a large-scale slave revolt but was discovered and he was arrested and executed

Denmark Vesey