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   James Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was an American abolitionist and businessman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A free-born African American, he became a sailmaker after the American Revolutionary War .

2. face2faceafrica.com › article › james-forten-theJames Forten, the wealthy sailmaker who used his money to buy ...

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   Dec 16, 2023 · The life of a revolutionary war veteran, Philadelphia business owner, a prominent abolitionist, offered as a unique life, and a window into early 19th century American life.

5. www.gilderlehrman.org › collection › glc06046Forten, James, 1766-1842 Letters from a man of colour, on a ...

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   Forten wrote anonymously, signing his letters "A Man of Colour." Five letters respond to the Pennsylvania bill, arguing that Pennsylvania has been a refuge for emancipated Black people have unalienable rights set forth in the Declaration of Independence, which are protected by the Constitution.

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   Jun 8, 2018 · James Forten (1766-1842), one of America's most prominent black abolitionists, was also an inventor and entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest Americans of his day. James Forten was born free in Philadelphia on Sept. 2, 1766.

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   Oct 22, 2001 · James Forten's contributions to the antislavery movement and the cause of civil rights are fairly well known, and they are not my focus here. My aim in this essay is to discuss James Forten the man of business.

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   Who was James Forten?

   • James Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was an American abolitionist and businessman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A free-born African American, he became a sailmaker after the American Revolutionary War. Following an apprenticeship, he became the foreman and bought the sail loft when his boss retired.

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   Why did James Forten leave Philadelphia?

   • The Fortens remained in Philadelphia during the American War for Independence. In 1781 a mix of patriotic fervor and the need for money induced James Forten to join the crew of an American privateer. His ship was captured on its second cruise and he was taken prisoner.

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   What did John Forten say about the Pennsylvania Bill?

   • Forten wrote anonymously, signing his letters "A Man of Colour." Five letters respond to the Pennsylvania bill, arguing that Pennsylvania has been a refuge for freed slaves and that blacks have unalienable rights set forth in the Declaration of Independence, which are protected by the Constitution.

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   What happened to James Forten?

   • In 1781 a mix of patriotic fervor and the need for money induced James Forten to join the crew of an American privateer. His ship was captured on its second cruise and he was taken prisoner. While being held on board a British warship, he was assigned to watch over the captain’s son.

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   Dec 1, 2003 · A comprehensive biography of James Forten is long overdue. Forten's life spanned the late-eighteenth- to mid-nineteenth-century era of nation building, and, to the extent possible for a “gentleman of color,” Forten figured prominently in that process.