Famous Abolitionist

The Most Famous Abolitionist

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Thomas ClarksonMarch 28, 1760BritishThomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist and the main force in bringing about the Slave Trade Act
Granville SharpNovember 10, 1735BritishGranville Sharp was a social reformer and a leading British abolitionist
Lucretia MottJanuary 3, 1793AmericanLucretia Mott was an American abolitionist, social reformer and a women's rights activist
Richard Henry Dana Jr.August 1, 1815AmericanRichard Henry Dana Jr
Angelina GrimkeFebruary 20, 1805AmericanAngelina Grimke was an American political activist, women’s rights activist and supporter of the women’s suffrage movement
Henry Ward BeecherJune 24, 1813AmericanHenry Ward Beecher was an American clergyman and influential social reformer, who staunchly supported abolition of slavery
William WilberforceAugust 24, 1759BritishWilliam Wilberforce was a leader of the abolitionist movement who put an end to slave trade and slavery in Britain
Matilda Joslyn GageMarch 24, 1826AmericanMatilda Joslyn Gage was a prominent nineteenth century suffrage leader, abolitionist and writer
William Lloyd GarrisonDecember 12, 1805AmericanWilliam Lloyd Garrison was a well-known social reformer of the nineteenth century America
John BrownMay 9, 1800AmericanJohn Brown was a noted American radical abolitionist who detested slavery
John Brown

John Brown

John Brown was a noted American radical abolitionist who detested slavery

AmericanMay 9, 1800113 views

Matilda Joslyn Gage

Matilda Joslyn Gage was a prominent nineteenth century suffrage leader, abolitionist and writer

AmericanMarch 24, 1826162 views

Granville Sharp

Granville Sharp was a social reformer and a leading British abolitionist

BritishNovember 10, 1735239 views

Thomas Clarkson

Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist and the main force in bringing about the Slave Trade Act

BritishMarch 28, 1760269 views

Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott was an American abolitionist, social reformer and a women's rights activist

AmericanJanuary 3, 1793220 views

Angelina Grimke

Angelina Grimke was an American political activist, women’s rights activist and supporter of the women’s suffrage movement

AmericanFebruary 20, 1805187 views

William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce was a leader of the abolitionist movement who put an end to slave trade and slavery in Britain

BritishAugust 24, 1759163 views

William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison was a well-known social reformer of the nineteenth century America

AmericanDecember 12, 1805139 views

Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Richard Henry Dana Jr

AmericanAugust 1, 1815190 views

Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher was an American clergyman and influential social reformer, who staunchly supported abolition of slavery

AmericanJune 24, 1813165 views