Did you know about John Adams’ link to the abolishment of slavery?
He instilled in his son, John Quincy Adams, a hatred of slavery and the desire to end it. That son would also become President of the U.S. and then serve in Congress for 17 years. He would spend his time fighting to end slavery and would become known as the “hellhound of abolition.”
Just as John Adams passed the torch to John Quincy Adams to fight for freedom of all, then John Quincy Adams would pass the torch to a little known, young Congressman, from Illinois that would 15 years later become President and implement John Quincy Adams’ 3-step plan for ending slavery.
Without the Adams family, there would be no Declaration of Independence… and likely no Emancipation Proclamation.
