The Forgotten Abolitionist: The Black Revolutionary, Industrialist, and Abolitionist James Forten
A titan of industry and abolition whose convictions reshaped America’s narrative of freedom and equality.
SUMMARY:
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.