Henry Bibb, circa 1847. Courtesy of the Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection at the Smithsonian Institute.
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Courtesy of the Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection at the Smithsonian Institute.
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1847
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Henry Bibb, circa 1847. Courtesy of the Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection at the Smithsonian Institute.
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Henry Bibb was an abolitionist and author who was born into slavery in Kentucky, but eventually escaped and made his way to Canada. He and his wife Mary established the "Voice of the Fugitive" which advocated for Black people to emigrate to Canada after the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. He organized the North American Convention of Colored Freedmen held in St. Lawrence Hall in 1851.
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