1847-1861: Anti-Slavery Sewing Society

By mepps, posted on October 23rd, 2009.

For twenty years Levi and Catharine Coffin’s home in Newport, Indiana had been a stop for hundreds of slaves on the Underground Railroad. In 1847 the Coffin’s moved to Cincinnati. Even though the Coffin’s expected to be through with the Underground Railroad, the family quickly became involved with the abolition movement in Cincinnati. The family [...]