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This book provides a comprehensive biography of David Ruggles, a pioneering Black abolitionist and key figure in the Underground Railroad in New York City. As a radical activist, journalist, and organizer, Ruggles played a critical role in the fight against slavery, assisting fugitive slaves—including Frederick Douglass—on their path to freedom. Author Graham Russell Gao Hodges examines Ruggles’s life, activism, and influence on the abolitionist movement, situating him within the broader struggle for racial justice in 19th-century America. This work highlights Ruggles’s contributions as a leader in the Underground Railroad and an advocate for Black self-reliance, making it an essential resource for scholars of African American history and the abolitionist movement.

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