Mary Ann Shadd Cary's life typifies one reaction of many African Americans to the Fugitive Slave Act and the Dred Scott decision: move to Canada. Though born to parents who were free, the Shadds feared their safety under the new legal climate, which denied that people of color had any rights. While in Canada, Mary Ann Shadd started a newspaper, got married, had a daughter, and was widowed. She also returned occasionally from Canada to lecture about abolition. Learn more about the contributions to history of this determined and talented woman:
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