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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The Black Sea Captain from Massachusetts | 6 |
A Shameful Incidentand a Happy | 7 |
Seven Hundred Thousand Enemies | 8 |
Copyright | |
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