1853
Visited Harriet Beecher Stowe at Andover, Massachusetts, with reference to industrial school for colored youth.
1854
Opposed repeal of Missouri Compromise.
June 12. Delivered commencement address at Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio.
1855
Published My Bondage and My Freedom. March. Addressed the New York legislature.
1856
Supported Fremont, candidate of the Republican party.
1858