Born in New Jersey in 1813, Daniel Howell Hise moved to Salem in 1819 and was a staunch abolitionist. After renovating his family’s homestead, which still stands today at 1100 Franklin Avenue, Hise renamed it Unserheim after a German phrase meaning “our home.” Unserheim would serve as the temporary home for many of the famous abolitionist and advocates for women’s suffrage that visited Salem, and hundreds of men and women fleeing bondage on the underground railroad. Shown is George W. S. Hays as Hise. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)

Famed orator, author, abolitionist, and civil rights advocate Frederick Douglas visited Salem several times and delivered speeches at locations around the city. Douglas was the most photographed American of the 19th century, and his autobiographies galvanized the abolitionist movement throughout the United States. Douglas was also an advocate for woman’s suffrage and the first black U.S. Marshall. Shown is Nathan Richardson as Douglas. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)