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Abolitionism in the United States; Category:African-American abolitionists; John Brown's raiders#Black participation; List of notable opponents of slavery; Slavery in the United States; Texas Revolution; Underground Railroad; United States Colored Troops
Pages in category "African-American abolitionists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 219 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
James Forten (1766–1842) was an African-American abolitionist and wealthy businessman in Philadelphia. He used his wealth and social standing to work for civil rights for African Americans in both the city and nationwide.
Black abolitionists had the distinct problem of having to confront an often-hostile American public, while still acknowledging their nationality and struggle. [144] As a result, many black abolitionists "intentionally adopted aspects of British, New England, and Midwestern cultures". [144]
List of abolitionist forerunners; List of African-American abolitionists; Abolitionism in the United Kingdom; Abolitionism in the United States; African American founding fathers of the United States; History of slavery in the United States; Radical Republicans; Timeline of the civil rights movement; Underground Railroad
David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830) [a] was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist.Though his father was enslaved, his mother was free; therefore, he was free as well (partus sequitur ventrem).
William Wells Brown (November 6, 1814 – November 6, 1884) was an American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Brown escaped to Ohio in 1834 at the age of 19.
Theodore Sedgwick Wright (1797–1847), sometimes Theodore Sedgewick Wright, was an African-American abolitionist and minister who was active in New York City, where he led the First Colored Presbyterian Church as its second pastor.