James Owens

A lawyer, a judge, and an abolitionist! This Missouri man proposed immediate emancipation during the Civil War and fought for the freedom of slaves in both the legislature and the underground railroad. Discover the role in which a Missouri man played in the abolitionist movement. James Owens of Washington, Missouri led by example by freeing a slave which he inherited and fought with his fellow politicians to enact immediate emancipation and to end slavery nationwide.