Famous Abolitionists' Writings By keyleet 1826 Sojourner Truth escaped slavery Link text Period: 1826 to 1854 Abolitionist Writers 1835 Angelina Grimke writes her letter of approval to William Lloyd Garrison Link text 1836 Sarah Grimke publishes "An Epistle to the Clergy of Southern States" Link text 1838 Fredrick Douglass escapes slavery Link text 1845 Fredrick Douglass publishes his autobiography, "The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave" Link text 1851 Sojourner Truth delivers speech, "Ain't I a Woman?" Link text 1854 William Lloyd Garrison publishes "No Compromise with the Evil of Slavery" Link text