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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... sailmaker's thread . " You are in good time , James , " his father told him . “ We are getting low on needles . " In a sail loft the needles are always kept threaded to speed up the work . James picked up the twine and began push- ing ...
... sailmaker's thread . " You are in good time , James , " his father told him . “ We are getting low on needles . " In a sail loft the needles are always kept threaded to speed up the work . James picked up the twine and began push- ing ...
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... sailmaker's thread . " You are in good time , James , " his father told him . “ We are getting low on needles . " In a sail loft the needles are always kept threaded to speed up the work . James picked up the twine and began push- ing ...
... sailmaker's thread . " You are in good time , James , " his father told him . “ We are getting low on needles . " In a sail loft the needles are always kept threaded to speed up the work . James picked up the twine and began push- ing ...
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... sailmaker is coming today, with his boys, from Suva.” Maggie and Florrie looked first at one another, then at Wallace and George, but they were just as nonplussed as they were. “Why'd you go doing that, Howard, getting the sailmaker in ...
... sailmaker is coming today, with his boys, from Suva.” Maggie and Florrie looked first at one another, then at Wallace and George, but they were just as nonplussed as they were. “Why'd you go doing that, Howard, getting the sailmaker in ...
Contents
Letters by a Man of Color | 9 |
Black Pioneers | 10 |
The American Colonization SocietyThe Great Debate | 11 |
Copyright | |
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