The Price of A Child

Lynn Ciafre 11-2
January 30, 2009
The Price of A Child Writing Piece

Afterward:

Upon Mercer's return home, she became actively involved in the crusade to abolish slavery. She wanted equal rights for all the slaves, the same rights that their owners enjoyed.

Mercer and some of her friends who had the same beliefs as her, formed a committee called LAST - Let's Abolish Slavery Today. As president of the committee, Mercer was able to gather the attention of political and religious leaders, who then allowed her to speak at various gatherings. She was even invited to speak at a national gathering by Sojourner Truth. The turnout was tremendous!

Mercer soon became a household name. Everybody knew her - slaves, slave owners, politicians, and some movie stars. The slaves loved her and thought of her as a hero; the slave owners hated her and wanted her dead, even going so far as to put out a reward for her death. But this didn't stop her, it made her all the more determined.

On December 6, 1865, Mercer's journey was finally done. On this date the Thirteenth Amendment of the US Constitution was ratified, officially abolishing slavery in the United States. Mercer had won her long war.