Forten, the Sailmaker; Pioneer Champion of Negro RightsA biography of James Forten, a free Negro born in 1766 and owner of the leading sailmaking shop in Philadelphia, who spent his life and fortune furthering abolition. |
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Contents
Anthony Benezet with some pupils | 14 |
Hard Times | 20 |
The frigate Alfred | 22 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Forten, the Sailmaker; Pioneer Champion of Negro Rights |
| Author | Esther Morris Douty |
| Publisher | Rand McNally, 1968 |
| Length | 208 pages |
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