Levi Coffin

Levi Coffin (Born: October 28, 1798 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA-September 16, 1877 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) was an American educator and abolitionist. In 1821, he wanted to start a school for slaves, however, their owners refused to allow them to attend. In 1826, he moved to Fountain City, Indiana (then called Newport), where he helped thousands of slaves escape to Canada. In 1847, he moved to Cincinnati where he opened a store which sold goods made by freed slaves. He also visited England to raise funds and in 1867 he was a delegate to the International Anti-Slavery Conference in Paris.

He is interred at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

External link

• Reminiscences of Levi Coffin