James Forten

CTL-E-1564 · Person · activist · 1780s-1840s

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Philadelphia sailmaker and abolitionist; built one of the city’s leading sail lofts with an integrated workforce; author of “Letters from a Man of Colour” (1813); funder of The Liberator.

Relationships

• 1817 Philadelphia Anti-Colonization Meeting — initiated
  Forten helped organize — and the 1817 meeting’s resolutions bear his imprint — the Philadelphia anti-colonization meeting.
• Absalom Jones — related to
  Forten served on the vestry of Absalom Jones’s St. Thomas’s African Episcopal Church and worked closely with Jones in humanitarian efforts.
• American Anti-Slavery Society — member of organization
  Forten helped organize the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833 and served as a vice president.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — from
  James Forten was born in Philadelphia.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — based in
  Forten built his sail loft and his abolitionist career in Philadelphia.
• Richard Allen — related to
  Forten helped organize the 1817 anti-colonization meeting held at Richard Allen’s Mother Bethel; the two were leading Philadelphia Black abolitionists.
• St. Thomas' African Episcopal Church — affiliated with
  Forten served on the vestry of St. Thomas’s African Episcopal Church.
• William Lloyd Garrison — related to
  Forten funded the first twenty-seven subscriptions of Garrison’s The Liberator; the two developed a close friendship.

Referenced by

• Charlotte Forten — child of → this record
• Letters from a Man of Colour — authored by → this record

Sources

• CultureTechLens batch RELP2 research

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