The inspiring story of Frances known for his courage in speaking the truth, known for his faith and love for the Holy bible. A man despised by many in antebellum times, but loved by others. His story, a Baptist minister, inventor, college professor and dairy farmer, intertwined in this book with our cousin Jermain W. Loguen, runaway slave, Pastor of the American Methodist Episcopal church. Excerpts from an autobiography written in 1858 are quoted and whose life and station surely influenced Francis to become “An Abolitionist in Antebellum Times”!