For Smithsonian mag, I wrote about Sam Green, a black man who was arrested for owning a book before the Civil War. Green opposed the law of the land at the time by working as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. He paid a steep price for his resistance. But he never wavered in his beliefs.
Samuel Green Freed Himself and Others From Slavery. Then He Was Imprisoned Over Owning a Book
After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet Tubman. But his possession of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" turned him into an abolitioni...
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