James Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was an American abolitionist and businessman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A free-born African American...

James Forten Sr., was an early abolitionist in Philadelphia. Her paternal aunts – Margaretta Forten, Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis, and Harriet Forten Purvis...

and promoting national organizations to develop political strategies. James Forten (1766–1842) was an African-American abolitionist and wealthy businessman...

War. Harriet Davy Forten, born in Philadelphia in about 1810, was one of eight children of James Forten and Charlotte Vandine Forten, who lived at 92 Lombard...

S. Newman drew a connection between Joadson and Black reformers like James Forten, an early abolitionist who influenced white reformers like Tappan and...

James Forten School (1822–?), originally known as Mary Steet School then Lombard Street Colored School and later Bird School or Mr. Bird's School, was...

Pennsylvania, on September 11, 1806. Her parents, Charlotte Vandine Forten and James Forten, were abolitionists, and her father founded the American Moral...

students at Oneida while Green was president. These include William Forten (son of James Forten), Alexander Crummell, Rev. Henry Highland Garnet and Rev. Amos...

Twelve[clarification needed] in 1834, and his father-in-law, businessman James Forten. Up and running by 1838, the committee had begun to break down in 1852...

In 1832, Purvis married Harriet Davy Forten, a woman of color and the daughter of wealthy sailmaker James Forten and his wife Charlotte, both prominent...

(1872–1906) Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) Duke Ellington (1899–1974) James Forten (1766–1842) John Hope Franklin (1915–2009) Henry Highland Garnet (1815–1882)...

Tappan, James G. Birney, Lydia Maria Child, Maria Weston Chapman, Nathan Lord, Augustine Clarke, Samuel Cornish, George T. Downing, James Forten, Abby Kelley...

2013), pp. 3–4. Winch, Julie (2003). A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten. Oxford University Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 9780195163407. "Common Law"...

American abolitionist, James Forten. Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis's sisters were Harriet Forten Purvis (1810–1875), and Margaretta Forten (1808–1875). The three...

later became a prominent Philadelphia businessman and activist, and James Forten, who served on a privateer at the age of fourteen and became a wealthy...

Founding Father James Forten and his family". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 7 July 2023. Swartz, Laura (16 February 2023). "New James Forten Exhibit Brings...

married James Forten (1766–1842). The couple had many children, the most notable were Harriet Forten Purvis, Margaretta Forten, and Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis...

people. Individuals such as Prince Hall, Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, James Forten, Cyrus Bustill and William Gray sought to create organizations that would...

widely rejected by prominent African-American abolitionists such as James Forten and Frederick Douglass. The Rastafari movement, which originated in Jamaica...

surrendered at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Sailor and future abolitionist James Forten was one of those imprisoned aboard her during this period after being...

Caesar Cranchell, James Potter and William White. Notable members included African-American abolitionists such as Cyrus Bustill, James Forten, and William...

distributed the newspaper in Philadelphia, working alongside James Forten, John P. Burr, and James McCrummill to promote the newspaper. In 1833, he became...

book about James Forten and the prominent family of Jacques Clamorgan in St. Louis and the Clamorgan family. She spoke about James Forten at the Museum...

Abolitionist James Forten; his uncle was Robert Purvis, wealthy businessman, abolitionist and landowner; his aunts included educator Margaretta Forten and essayist...

(American) John Gregg Fee (American) Charles Finney (American) James Forten (American) Margaretta Forten (American) Abby Kelley Foster (American) Stephen Symonds...

his uncle, the renowned James Forten who signed for and made sure "Born Free" was included in the description. James Forten Dunbar attested the document...

Francis married Charlotte Forten, an abolitionist, teacher, and diarist. Charlotte was the granddaughter of James Forten, a prominent member of the free...

Society [with] enormous disdain",: 143  a "fixed hatred". Black activist James Forten immediately rejected the ACS, writing in 1817 that "we have no wish to...

population of the country.": 261  Similarly, black leaders, such as James Forten, who had previously supported the Colonization Movement, changed their...

Defense and Iraq policy adviser Tom Feeney (born 1958), Florida politician James Forten (1766–1842), former African-American businessman, abolitionist leader...