New Hampshire was once a hotbed of abolitionist activity.
Author Michelle Arnosky Sherburne uncovers the truth about slavery, the Undergr.
Abolitionists and freed slaves assisted in transporting escapees to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Nathaniel Peabody Rogers and Stephen Symonds Foster helped create a statewide antiSlavery movement.
But the state had its struggles with slavery, with Portsmouth serving as a slave-trade hub for New England.
New Hampshire was once a hotbed of abolitionist activity