Jessie Donaldson

ANTI-SLAVERY CAMPAIGNER

Jessie Donaldson, born in Swansea, was a campaigner for the abolishment of slavery, travelling to Cincinnati in 1856 to operate a ‘safe-house’, risking fines and prison sentences for offering shelter and protection for slaves as they tried to escape to the North of America.

Category: Politics & Social Reform
Dates: 1799-1889
Location: Swansea
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