Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an abolitionist who also assisted John Brown, leader of the Harper’s Ferry Raid in 1859.28 Cambridge Turnpike
Casey
A few yards down from the Wayside, Casey’s plaque is a reminder of one of Concord’s courageous self-emancipated slaves. Casey lived in a small house on what had been Samuel Whitney’s property. Casey spoke often of being stolen from his wife and children in Africa and insisted that he visited them every night. The plaque [...]
Mary Merrick Brooks
A slave-owner’s daughter, Mary Merrick Brooks was undoubtedly Concord’s leading abolitionist. Moved from the Concord Free Public Library site to 45 Hubbard Street in 1872, the Brooks house was originally the Black Horse Tavern.45 Hubbard Street
William Whiting
William Whiting’s home was at the center of a neighborhood of antislavery activity. This area included houses owned by Samuel Hoar and his son Ebenezer, as well as various Thoreau homes.169 Main Street
Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Dr. Josiah Bartlett delivered babies for six decades in the mid 19th century and was an active aboliionist.35 Lowell Road
Franklin Sanborn
House and schoolroom (which he ran with Mary Mann, also an abolitionist) — Franklin Sanborn (one of the “Secret Six”) was an outspoken leader of the abolitionist movement and a frind and supporter of John Brown of the Harpers’s Ferry Raid. After John Brown was hanged, his daughters Annie and Sarah moved to Concord in [...]