The Forgotten Abolitionist: The Black Revolutionary, Industrialist, and Abolitionist James Forten

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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