Amelia Piper

Amelia Piper
Born
Amelia

c. 1796
Died1856 (aged 5960)
NationalityAmerican
Known forAbolitionist, organizer, conductor on the Underground Railroad
Spouse
William Piper
(before 1820)
Children
  • Amelia Davis
  • Augustus Piper
  • Philip Piper
  • Rebecca Olmstead
  • Robert H. Piper
  • Sarah Roshier
RelativesElizabeth Piper Ensley (granddaughter)

Amelia Piper (c. 1796–1856) was a former slave and abolitionist, who organized anti-slavery fairs, was a manager of the New Bedford Female Union Society, and was a fundraiser for the abolition of slavery. She and her husband were conductors on the Underground Railroad. She worked within the African-American community and the greater New Bedford, Massachusetts community to coordinate the efforts of others to provide lives of freedom to those who had been enslaved.