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Forten, the sailmaker; pioneer champion of Negro rights

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Esther Morris Douty2 editions

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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