The Forgotten Abolitionist: The Black Revolutionary, Industrialist, and Abolitionist James Forten
Portraits of Liberty
English - February 27, 2024 15:54 - 23 minutes - 517 MBHistory Education history philosophy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Despite his upbringing in poverty and vicious racial discrimination, the black freeman James Forten rose to become one of the foremost sailmakers in Philadelphia and a crucial voice in the abolition of slavery. Though largely forgotten today, Forten defied the racial stereotypes of his day and became a symbol of black achievement in the new nation of America.
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