We continued to read in our texts and discussed the Underground Railroad and opposition to the abolitionist movement. Ben insisted he already knew all about the Underground Railroad, but we discussed the physical violence and political persecution abolitionists faced since it was such a threat to Southerners, in particular. We discussed that abolitionism was even illegal it the South - and that President Jackson even banned the US postal service from delivering abolitionist materials. We concluded our reading noting that the Women's Rights movement grew hand in hand with the abolitionist movement, which we will discuss in greater detail tomorrow.