Learn about Levi Coffin, the unsung hero of the Underground Railroad and his impact on the fight for civil rights and social justice in America
BlackFacts.com Fact Of The Day for October 28, On this Day in 1798, Founder of the Underground Railroad Levi Coffin was born.
During the Civil War he visited numerous contraband camps and continued to aid slaves in their quest for freedom on the Underground Railroad. After the war ended, Coffin raised over $100,000 for the Western Freedman’s Aid Society to provide food, clothing, money, and other aid for recently freed blacks.
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