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Who was Levi coffin and what contributions did he make to the underground railroad?
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How many years did Levi coffin run the underground railroad?
40 years
Who started the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman DID NOT START THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. but was one of the best condutors on the underground railraod. Levi Coffin was the leader of the Underground Railroad, helped slaves escape from the south to his home in the north, via the Ohio River, into Cincinnati.
What are some names of conductors from the underground railroad?
Some names of conductors that worked on the Underground Railroad are: Frederick Douglass, Josiah Hensen, John Mason, Levi Coffin, Laura Haviland, John Fairfield.
Who made up the underground railroad?
The Underground Railroad was an important historical happening. It was developed between people who wanted to help free slaves. People traveled from the south to the north and back, using known routes to help free men.
Did the underground railroad run through North Carolina?
Yes it did. Manumission of individual slaves and abolition of slavery in general were popular sentiments among the Quakers of Piedmont North Carolina. Many of the leaders of the anti-slavery movement were those Friends who had moved to North Carolina from the island of Nantucket in the 1770s, of whom Levi Coffin of New Garden (now the site of Guilford College) in Guilford County was the so-called "President" of the Underground Railroad, and his first cousin Elisha Coffin of Franklinville was the founder of the 1838 Franklinville factory, an early alternative to investing money in slavery. Levi Coffin's autobiographical memoir 'Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the Reputed President of the Underground Railroad: Being a Brief History of the Labors of a Lifetime in Behalf of the Slave, with the Stories of Numerous Fugitives, Who Gained Their Freedom through His Instrumentality, and Many Other Incidents'(Cincinnati, 1880) contains an entire chapter (Chapter II- The Story of Jack Barnes) recounting Levi's efforts to assist Elisha Coffin in 1821 to smuggle an escaped slave to Ohio. Elisha Coffin at that time owned the site of Franklinville, where he operated a grist mill. Elisha Coffin's house on that property (built circa-1835) is one of the pivotal structures of the Franklinville Historic District.In his book Levi Coffin notes several actual routes from central North Carolina, into the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia, into Ohio and Indiana. Although Levi Coffin moved to Indiana in 1830 to direct efforts on that end of the "freedom trail," other North Carolina Quakers continued to help slaves escape to the North up until the Civil War.
Who was known as the president of the underground railroad?
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Who was known as the 'President of the Underground Railroad'?
Levi Coffin
Why did Levi Coffin bocome known as the President of the underground railroad?
Levi Coffin was known as the president of the underground railroad because he sheltered over 3,000 slaves over the years.
Why is Levi Coffin well known?
He worked for the Underground Railroad and he was also called President of the Underground Railroad
How did Levi coffin help slaves in the underground railroad?
poo head
Who is Mr Levi Coffin?
He was a man who became the president of the underground railroad
What did Levi Coffin enjoy?
yes he started working for the underground railroad when he was 15
How many years did Levi coffin run the underground railroad?
40 years
Did Levi Coffin support slavery?
no, Levi coffin did not support slavery. he and his wife actually were part of the underground railroad. their house was known as the grand central station.
What did Levi Coffin do?
Levi coffin started the underground railroad helped slaves escape from the south to his home in the North via the Ohio river into Cincinnati.
Who was called the president of the underground railroad?
Levi Coffin (October 28, 1798 - September 16, 1877) was given this nickname for his devotion to the underground railroad.
What was Levi coffin known as?
Levi coffin was known as the " president of the under ground railroad ".
