Learn about enslavement, resistance, abolition and the struggle for freedom through biographies and historical records.
8,921 matching cards · 24 cards per page
1815–1875
George DeBaptiste (c. 1815 – February 22, 1875) was an African-American conductor on the Underground Railroad in southern Indiana and Detroit, Michigan. Born free in Virginia, he moved as a young man to the free state of Indiana. In 1840, he served as…
Loading image…Biography
George Dinning (c. 1857–1930) was an American former slave from Simpson County, Kentucky. In 1897, during self-defense of his home from an armed mob, he shot and killed the son of a wealthy white landowner.
1802–1869
George Fayerweather III (c. 1802– 13 November 1869) was an American blacksmith and abolitionist. He was of mixed Narragansett and African descent from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States.
Loading image…Biography
George French Ecton (c. 1846 – September 19, 1929) was a civil rights activist and the second African American state legislator in Illinois. He was born a slave in Winchester, Kentucky, in about 1846 to Antonio Ecton and Martha George.
1849–1897
George H. Griffin was an African-American born into slavery in Baltimore, Maryland in 1849. In 1874, as a free man, Griffin came to work for Samuel L. Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain).
Dates not recorded
George H. Clower was a state legislator and schoolteacher in Central Georgia during the Reconstruction era. He was one of two African Americans elected from Central Georgia to Georgia's legislature during that period. Clower was a Republican Party…
1815
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA George III silver sugar sifter ladle by Solomon Hougham, London. The ladle’s handle is done in the fiddle style, i.e. shaped like a fiddle, tapering to a slim stem. There is an engraved monogram at the top front of the handle that reads "BMG[?]". There…
ca. 1780
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA set of George III silver sugar tongs from Thomas Wallis II, London. They are a narrow U-shaped piece of metal that terminate in shallow scallop-shell shaped bowls at each end. At the top of the tongs the bend in the metal is a solid plain silver with no…
1805
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA George III silver tea caddy with an oval body with ribbed decoration by Thomas Johnson, London. It has a hinged lid with a three tier-stepped dome. The bottom, widest tier has a wide flat lip that flares slightly upwards. At the top of the oval lid is a…
ca. 1800
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA George III sterling silver coffee pot by Daniel Pontifex, London. It has an oval shaped body with a later narrow curved black wooden handle. The hinged lid is domed with raised fluting around the crown of the dome, radiating outwards from the knob on top…
1806
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA George III sterling silver cream jug with gilded interior by William Fountain, London. It has an oval shaped body with a silver semi- curved handle. The rim flares outwards slightly and is decorated with the same repeating pattern as the teapot and…
1807
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA George III sterling silver sugar bowl with interior gold wash by William Fountain, London. It has an oval shaped body with two silver semi- curved handle. The rim flares outwards slightly and is decorated with the same repeating pattern as the teapot and…
1795
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA set of George III sterling silver sugar tongs from Joseph Cooper, London. They are a narrow U-shaped piece of metal that terminate in shallow oval-shaped bowls at each end. The outer surface is decorated with a pattern stamped or etched into the silver.…
1800
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA George III sterling silver teapot by Daniel Pontifex, London. It has an oval shaped body with a large, curved black wood handle later attached with brass rivet. The hinged lid is domed with raised fluting around the crown of the dome, radiating outwards…
Loading image…1841–1927
George Levi Knox (September 16, 1841 – August 24, 1927) was an American escaped slave, soldier, activist, publisher, and author in Indianapolis, Indiana. Knox was born in Statesville, Tennessee, to enslaved parents. He was a runaway slave who served both…
Loading image…1819–1896
George Washington Latimer (July 4, 1819 – May 29, 1897) was an escaped slave whose case became a major political issue in Massachusetts.
1750–1820
George Liele (also spelled Lisle or Leile, c. 1750–1820) was an African American and emancipated slave who became the founding pastor of First Bryan Baptist Church and First African Baptist Church, in Savannah, Georgia (USA). He later would become a…
Biography
George Moses Horton (c. 1798–after 1867), was an African-American poet from North Carolina who was enslaved until Union troops, carrying the Emancipation Proclamation, reached North Carolina (1865). Horton is the first African-American author to be…
Loading image…1833–1905
George Putnam Riley (March 29, 1833 in Boston – October 1, 1905) was an African-American abolitionist in the United States. He was referred to as the "Fred Douglass of Oregon" by the Oregonian newspaper.
Loading image…1841–1882
George Thompson Ruby (July 1, 1841 – October 31, 1882) was an African-American Republican politician in Reconstruction-era Texas. Born in New York to African-American businessman Reuben Ruby and Rachel Humphey and raised in Portland, Maine, he worked in…
Loading image…1819–1903
George T. Downing (December 30, 1819 – July 21, 1903) was a abolitionist and an activist for African-American civil rights while building a successful career as a restaurateur in New York City; Newport, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C. His father had…
1818–1883
George Teamoh (c. 1818 – after 1887) was an American author, politician, and community leader who rose to prominence in Virginia during the Reconstruction era. Born into slavery in Norfolk, Virginia, he worked at the Fort Monroe, the Norfolk Naval Yard and…
Loading image…1846–1944
George Washington Albright (August 15, 1846 - 1944) was an American farmer, educator, and politician who was born enslaved in the U.S. state of Mississippi. A Republican, Albright represented the 25th District (consisting of Marshall County) in the…
1820–1886
George Washington LeVere (October 9, 1820 – October 10, 1886) was an African American pastor, educator, abolitionist, and civil rights activist. As president of the African Civilization Society, LeVere met with President Abraham Lincoln and discussed the…
Biographies, museum objects and archive records are distinct card types. Every card links to its historical source.
