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1. westernwaynenews.com › photos-festival-fountain-cityPHOTOS: Festival fun fills Fountain City - Western Wayne News

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   3 days ago · Fountain City’s annual Levi Coffin Days festival, which happens the third weekend of September, featured live music, history and good food for festivalgoers this year. View photos of the weekend captured by Joshua Smith below.

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3. www.guilfordian.com › archives › 2005/11/11History of Guilford: Levi Coffin and his ‘earthen vessels’

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   Nov 11, 2005 · Coffin looked at the man and replied, “Earthen vessels my friend, earthen vessels.” Because the bible states that we’re all made of clay, Coffin was telling the truth. Quakerism practices the teachings of Jesus Christ, especially that all men are created equal.

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   Sep 12, 2024 · Levi Coffin (born October 28, 1798, New Garden [now in Greensboro], North Carolina, U.S.—died September 16, 1877, Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American abolitionist, called the “President of the Underground Railroad,” who assisted thousands of runaway slaves on their flight to freedom.

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6. www.loc.gov › resource › gdcmassbookdigReminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the ...

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   Book/Printed Material Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the Underground railroad; being a brief history of the labors of a lifetime in behalf of the slave, with the stories of numerous fugitives, who gained their freedom through his instrumentality ...

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   Levi Coffin was exposed to anti-slavery beliefs at a young age long before he became known as “the President of the Underground Railroad.” Levi was born to a Quaker family from North Carolina in 1798, and neither his parents nor grandparents had ever owned slaves.

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   Who was Levi Coffin?

   • Levi Coffin (born October 28, 1798, New Garden [now in Greensboro], North Carolina, U.S.—died September 16, 1877, Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American abolitionist, called the “President of the Underground Railroad,” who assisted thousands of runaway slaves on their flight to freedom.

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   How did Levi Coffin influence his life?

   • This influenced him for the rest of his life. Image: Levi Coffin, c. 1850 Levi eventually married his wife Catherine not long before moving to Indiana, where the couple worked on the Underground Railroad, aiding runaway slaves for over 20 years. Following the lead of organizations in the Eastern United States, Levi sold only free-labor goods.

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   How old was Levi Coffin when he was 15?

   • In his autobiography, Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, he describes his first encounters helping escaped slaves by bringing food to those who hid on his family’s farm. At this time, Levi was only 15 years old. This influenced him for the rest of his life. Image: Levi Coffin, c. 1850

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   What did Levi Coffin do after WW2?

   • After the war, Levi Coffin continued his work with the Freedman’s Aid Society, travelling to England to seek aid, and attending the International Anti-Slavery Conference in Paris in 1867.

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