William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was an English politician known as a leader of the movement to stop the slave trade.A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming a Member of Parliament for Yorkshire (1784–1812).
The exodusters left the South to migrate to Kansas and other western states.
John F. Kennedy
"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what can you do for your country"