League of Freedom is established.
October 4, 1850
It is founded by a group of African-American residents at a meeting at the African Meeting House in reaction to passage of the new Fugitive Slave Law. Lewis Hayden is the first president.
It is founded by a group of African-American residents at a meeting at the African Meeting House in reaction to passage of the new Fugitive Slave Law. Lewis Hayden is the first president.