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fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 day ago
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Samuel Green Freed Himself and Others From Slavery. Then He Was Imprisoned Over Owning a Book

Samuel Green, a free Black Marylander aiding runaways, was arrested for possessing Uncle Tom's Cabin under a law banning 'abolition pamphlets,' becoming an abolition hero.
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fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 week ago

Samuel Green Freed Himself and Others From Slavery. Then He Was Imprisoned Over Owning a Book

Samuel Green secretly aided Underground Railroad conductors; possession of Uncle Tom's Cabin resulted in his arrest and elevated his status as an abolitionist symbol.
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