Forten, the Sailmaker; Pioneer Champion of Negro RightsRand McNally, 1968 - 208 pages A 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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Page 43
... face felt warm with embarrass- ment . Suddenly marbles seemed a childish thing for him to have taken to sea . “ H - mph . I had an idea that's what the bag contained . Well , you're a likely looking lad . Perhaps a game of marbles will ...
... face felt warm with embarrass- ment . Suddenly marbles seemed a childish thing for him to have taken to sea . “ H - mph . I had an idea that's what the bag contained . Well , you're a likely looking lad . Perhaps a game of marbles will ...
Page 49
... face and helpful nature won him many friends among the prisoners . One of these was an officer in the Continental Navy who confided that he was to be ex- changed the next day for a British officer . He asked if James would help carry ...
... face and helpful nature won him many friends among the prisoners . One of these was an officer in the Continental Navy who confided that he was to be ex- changed the next day for a British officer . He asked if James would help carry ...
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... face looked tight and angry . The captain hesitated before answering , just long enough to make Forten feel he had guessed the truth . " Good day to you , sir , " he said , courteous in spite of an inner wrath , " were I starving , I ...
... face looked tight and angry . The captain hesitated before answering , just long enough to make Forten feel he had guessed the truth . " Good day to you , sir , " he said , courteous in spite of an inner wrath , " were I starving , I ...
Contents
Letters by a Man of Color | 9 |
Black Pioneers | 10 |
The American Colonization SocietyThe Great Debate | 11 |
Copyright | |
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