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Who was Levi Coffin?

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Who was Levi Coffin?

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Levi Coffin (October 28, 1798–September 16, 1877) was an American Quaker educator and abolitionist. Coffin was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1821, he wanted to start a school for slaves, but slaveowners refused to allow them to attend. In 1826, he moved to Fountain City, Indiana (then called Newport). In 1847, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he opened a store which sold goods made by freed slaves. He also visited Britain to raise funds and in 1867 he was a delegate to the International Anti-Slavery Conference in Paris.