Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Charles Turner Torrey (November 21, 1813 - May 9, 1846) was a leading American abolitionist. Although he has been largely lost to history until recently, he made major contributions to the freeing of the slaves during his brief career. Among his accomplishments was pushing the abolitionist movement to more political and aggressive strategies. He set up one of the first highly organized lines for the Underground Railroad and personally freed more slaves (approximately 400) than any other abolitionist. He was also one of the first to work closely with free blacks in a partnership. John Brown cited Torrey as one of the three abolitionists he looked to as models for his own efforts.. }
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- Charles_Turner_Torrey abstract "Charles Turner Torrey (November 21, 1813 - May 9, 1846) was a leading American abolitionist. Although he has been largely lost to history until recently, he made major contributions to the freeing of the slaves during his brief career. Among his accomplishments was pushing the abolitionist movement to more political and aggressive strategies. He set up one of the first highly organized lines for the Underground Railroad and personally freed more slaves (approximately 400) than any other abolitionist. He was also one of the first to work closely with free blacks in a partnership. John Brown cited Torrey as one of the three abolitionists he looked to as models for his own efforts.".