Learn more below about the men and women in Moses Dickson’s circles who helped establish networks of Black resistance and resilience in the 19th century Midwest as abolitionists, activists, educators, religious leaders, business owners, and politicians.
Any names without links are in-progress. Check back periodically. New biographies released each month!
Joseph Farr
Mary Elizabeth Dickson
William Taylor
Alfred H. Richardson
Alexander G. Clark
Richard Harvey Cain
JK Hilyard
Henry O. Wagoner
Dred Scott
John Brown
Harriet Scott
James Milton Turner
James D. Lynch
Blanche Kelso Bruce
Israel Crosley
T.H. Lyles
William Paul Quinn
Robert O. Smith
Lucy A. Delaney
H. McGee Alexander
Dr. John H. Rapier, Jr.
John R. Anderson