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Mary Ann Shadd Cary
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Timeline
1823-1893
Presentation By
Truc Van
1823- 1839
Topic
- On October 9, 1823, Mary Ann Shadd Cary was born in Wilmington, Delaware as the eldest of 13 children to free African American parents.
- In 1833 the family moved to Pennsylvania where Mary attended a Quaker Boarding School because Delaware did not allow the education of African Americans.
- She finished school in 1839 and began teaching African American children for the next 12 years
1850 - 1853
Topic
- When the Fugitive Slave Law passed in 1850, which encouraged citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves and denied a jury trial to the enslaved, Mary, her brother. and many other African Americans made their move to Canada in order to pursue better opportunities.
- In 1851, after settling in Canada, Mary opened a racially integrated school for black refugees who could afford to attend
- In 1852 she wrote many booklets, encouraging other African Americans to make the move to Canada, including booklets such as A Plea for Emigration; and Notes of Canada West
- On March 24, 1853, Mary founded The Provincial Freeman, the first anti-slavery weekly newspaper in Canada which highlighted her plea for other African Americans to move to Canada and also made her the first Black women to publish a newspaper in North America
1856 - 1893
Topic
- In 1856, she met a Toronto barber named Thomas F. Cary and they were shorty married and had three children
- In 1860 The Provincial Freeman had succumb to it's financial burdens and shut down
- She moved back to United States in 1863 and worked in Indiana as a recruiting officer for the Union Army to help out the American Civil War
- In 1883 she studied law at Howard University and became one of the first recognized black female lawyers
- On June 5th, 1893, Mary Ann Shadd Cary died in Washington D.C
Citing Sources
Topic
- https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/dc2.htm
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Ann-Shadd-Cary
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/09/mary-ann-shadd-cary-google-doodle-honors-abolitionist/5934853002/
- https://www.biography.com/activist/mary-ann-shadd-cary
- https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts