DOVER, DE – Senator Eric Buckson (R-South Dover) has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting he posthumously pardon Delaware Underground Railroad hero and abolitionist, John Hunn. This marks the third attempt to secure recognition for Mr. Hunn’s contributions to justice and human rights following unanimous support from the State Senate in 2023 via Senate Resolution 12 (SR 12) and previous appeals to the White House. John Hunn, born June 5, 1818, was a Quaker abolitionist widely regarded as the architect of Delaware’s Underground Railroad. Operating from his plantation, which is now the site of Middletown High School, Mr. Hunn risked his own freedom to help slaves escape to freedom. His efforts were conducted alongside other freedom fighters like Samuel Burris, a freed slave and abolitionist who was pardoned by Delaware Governor Jack Markell in 2015.