Henry Highland Garnet

CTL-E-1567 · Person · clergy · 1840s-1880s

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Abolitionist Presbyterian minister; delivered the 1843 “Address to the Slaves of the United States”; first Black American to address the U.S. House of Representatives (1865); U.S. Minister to Liberia.

The record

Also known as: Henry H. Garnet

Relationships

Abraham Lincoln — related to
On February 12, 1865, Garnet — President Lincoln’s choice of speaker — preached in the U.S. House of Representatives.
African Lodge No. 459 — member of organization
Garnet was a member of Prince Hall Freemasonry (African Lodge No. 459).
David Walker — related to
Garnet republished Walker’s Appeal in 1848 in a single volume with his own address (Walker died in 1830; the link is through the text).
Frederick Douglass — related to
Garnet and Douglass were leading rival abolitionists; Douglass opposed Garnet’s 1843 call for slave resistance at Buffalo.
Liberty Street Presbyterian Church — affiliated with
Garnet pastored the Liberty Street Presbyterian Church in Troy.
Martin R. Delany — related to
Garnet and Delany co-founded the African Civilization Society.
Troy, New York — based in
Garnet pastored in Troy, New York, in the 1840s.

Referenced by

1843 National Negro Convention — related to → this record
An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America — authored by → this record
David Walker — related to → this record
Frederick Douglass — related to → this record
Martin R. Delany — related to → this record

Sources

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