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New York, 1817.. 76pp. Dbd., with remnants of original wrappers present along spine. Light tanning and edge wear. Very good. A highly interesting text for providing biographical information on some fifty-four Africans in the Americas in the early 19th century, either still living at that time or just recently deceased. Among those for whom Griffin provides brief life sketches are Phillis Wheatley; Benjamin Banneker; the accomplished ship's captain, Paul Cuffee; ministers Absalom Jones, John Gloucester, Richard Scott, and Peter Williams; the enslaved Belinda Sutton, who petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for her freedom in the 1780s; Ignatius Sancho; Prince Saunders; Touissant L'Ouverture; and several other men and women (many identified only by their first names) who distinguished themselves through their writings or actions. The majority of the text is Griffin's sermon in support of the short-lived school for African Americans established by the Presbyterian Church in New Jersey. Griffin,… Read More