Elisha Tyson
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elisha-tyson-173-256512
title:
Elisha Tyson
text:
Elisha Tyson was an American colonial millionaire and philanthropist who was active in the abolition movement, Underground Railroad, and African colonization movement. He helped black people escape slavery by establishing safe houses, or Underground Railroad stations, on the route from Maryland to Pennsylvania. He purchased the freedom of blacks at slave auctions. He also initiated lawsuits for kidnapped blacks and created a group of vigilantes to prevent blacks from being kidnapped and enslaved
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Philanthropist, abolitionist
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Tyson
date created:
2016-02-14T21:39:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:49:27Z
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