The long-lost story of a Welsh abolitionist preacher who helped fleeing slaves in America has been brought to light after research by an academic. Reverend Robert Everett, who helped rally communities into the anti-slavery movement after emigrating to America in 1823, has been inducted into the National Abolition Hall of Fame in New York State.
His story has been rediscovered by Bangor University academic Professor Jerry Hunter, originally from Ohio. Thanks to his work Flintshire-born Rev Everett will now join the likes of Harriet Tubman and John Brown in the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Welsh congregationalist preacher’s papers revealed that he was a station master on the underground railroad, which helped fleeing slaves, and he was involved in translating abolitionist works into Welsh including Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum honours abolitionists, their work to end slavery, and the legacy of that struggle, and introduces new inductees every two years.
