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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... months , seven months in all . Then , with the Revolution almost over , he was released in a general exchange of prisoners . Without shoes and without a whole piece of clothing to cover his body , he walked the entire distance to ...
... months , seven months in all . Then , with the Revolution almost over , he was released in a general exchange of prisoners . Without shoes and without a whole piece of clothing to cover his body , he walked the entire distance to ...
Page 96
... month , 1805 ; a second on the - day of the 1st month , 1807 ; a third on the - day of the 4th month , 1810 ; and on the - day of the 4th month , 1821 present this Honorary Certificate as a testimony of their approbation on his ...
... month , 1805 ; a second on the - day of the 1st month , 1807 ; a third on the - day of the 4th month , 1810 ; and on the - day of the 4th month , 1821 present this Honorary Certificate as a testimony of their approbation on his ...
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... month by month , it grew bewilderingly worse . The Abolitionists felt the Colonizationists were mainly to blame for this state of affairs . On the other hand many people blamed the Abolitionists themselves for the growing Negro ...
... month by month , it grew bewilderingly worse . The Abolitionists felt the Colonizationists were mainly to blame for this state of affairs . On the other hand many people blamed the Abolitionists themselves for the growing Negro ...
Contents
Letters by a Man of Color | 9 |
Black Pioneers | 10 |
The American Colonization SocietyThe Great Debate | 11 |
Copyright | |
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