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James Forten portrait, 1818
Portrait of James Forten circa 1818. Forten was a wealthy African American sail maker who employed craftsmen of all races. A contemporary of Absalom Jones, Robert Purvis and Richard Allen, Forten was a leader of the African American community in Philadelphia and a champion of reform causes. The mult...
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| Collection: | Leon Gardiner collection of American Negro Historical Society records (#0008) |
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| Date: | 1818 |
| Box Number: | Box Box 7G(1) Black Leaders A-J, James Forten |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/151 |
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Portrait of James Forten circa 1818. Forten was a wealthy African American sail maker who employed craftsmen of all races. A contemporary of Absalom Jones, Robert Purvis and Richard Allen, Forten was a leader of the African American community in Philadelphia and a champion of reform causes. The multi-racial American Antislavery Society was first convened at Forten's house at 336-338 Lombard Street in 1833. |
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