The Most Famous Abolitionist You Never Heard Of: The Story of Thomas Shipley

On this episode of Our American Stories, Thomas Shipley always sprang into action to defend black men and women from abuses and professional kidnappers. He added organizing work, and his full political influence, to the abolition effort, but he was infiltrating mobs, warning the would-be victims, and testifying against the ringleaders through his whole life. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.