Martin R. Delany

CTL-E-1566 · Person · journalist · 1840s-1880s

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Abolitionist, physician, and writer; co-editor of The North Star; founder of The Mystery; author of The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People (1852) and Blake (1859–1862); first Black field-grade U.S. Army officer (major, 1865).

The record

• Also known as: Martin Robison Delany

Relationships

• Abraham Lincoln — related to
  Delany met President Lincoln in early 1865 to propose a Black-led corps; Lincoln commissioned him a major and called him “a most extraordinary and intelligent man.”
• Frederick Douglass — collaborated with
  Delany co-edited The North Star with Frederick Douglass in Rochester, 1847–1849.
• Henry Highland Garnet — related to
  Delany and Garnet co-founded the African Civilization Society to promote Black emigration.
• The Mystery — founded
  Delany founded and edited The Mystery in Pittsburgh, 1843–1847.

Referenced by

• Blake; or The Huts of America — authored by → this record
• Frederick Douglass — collaborated with → this record
• Henry Highland Garnet — related to → this record
• The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States — authored by → this record
• The Mystery — founded by → this record
• The North Star — wrote for → this record

Sources

• CultureTechLens batch RELP2 research

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