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==History==

==History==

As early as 1786, organizations had been founded to protest the practice of slavery in the United States. For instance, the Pennsylvania Abolition society, whose members included [[George Washington]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Thomas Paine]] and the [[Marquis de Lafayette]], was one of the many abolitionist groups that assisted fugitive slaves in their attempts to find freedom in the Free States. People who contributed to the cause of emancipation or freeing of slaves were called "abolitionists."

{{cquote|As early as 1786, organizations had been founded to protest the practice of slavery in the United States. For instance, the Pennsylvania Abolition society, whose members included [[George Washington]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Thomas Paine]] and the [[Marquis de Lafayette]], was one of the many abolitionist groups that assisted fugitive slaves in their attempts to find freedom in the Free States. People who contributed to the cause of emancipation or freeing of slaves were called "abolitionists."<ref>http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/Abolit.htm</ref>}}

==Famous Abolitionists==

==Famous Abolitionists==

==See Also==

==See Also==