December 14th is John Mercer Langston Day!!!

December 14th is John Mercer Langston Day!!! 

"He became actively involved in the antislavery movement, organizing antislavery societies locally and at the state level. He helped runaway slaves to escape to the North along the Ohio part of the Underground Railroad. In 1855 Langston became the country's first black elected official when he was elected town clerk of the Brownhelm Township. He was a founding member and president of the National Equal Rights League, which fought for black voting rights. During the Civil War Langston recruited African Americans to fight for the Union Army. After the war, he was appointed inspector general for the Freedmen's Bureau, a federal organization that helped freed slaves." Thank you Mr. Langston for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about John Mercer Langston.  :-)

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0886866.html

"A nation may lose its liberties and be a century in finding it out. Where is the American liberty? ... In its far-reaching and broad sweep, slavery has stricken down the freedom of us all." - John Mercer Langston