So many heroes and heroines helped to free us! There were tens of thousands! Hundreds of thousands! Millions of heroes and heroines!
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/sabotage-the-civil-war-and-escape-from-slavery-st-charles/article_294bf86e-d52a-5ce8-8722-c835dfda8adc.html
https://washington.org/find-dc-listings/emancipation-memorial-freedmans-memorial