Do you know: DAVID RUGGLES, AN AGGRESSIVE ABOLITIONIST WOULD FORCE HIS WAY INTO HOMES

by Barbara Kyles

Do you know that David Ruggles was an aggressive abolitionist who would force his way into homes to inform slaves that they were free?

He also did his part by first opening a bookshop that was burned to the ground.

Portrait of David Ruggles (center) with Isaac T. Hopper (left) and Barney Corse (right) confronting John P. Darg in 1838 (Artist unknown)

Read more about Ruggles at Black Then – Discovering our history…

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