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Paul Cuffe, also known as Paul Cuffee (January 17, 1759 – September 7, 1817) was an African American and Wampanoag businessman, whaler and abolitionist. Born free into a multiracial family on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, Cuffe became a successful merchant and sea captain.
Paul Cuffe (1759, Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts – † 9 de septiembre de 1817) fue un naviero, empresario e ideólogo estadounidense, de madre amerindia y padre de raza negra, que en 1815 levó a cabo una experiencia de repatriación hacia la actual Sierra Leona, en África occidental, antecedente de la Sociedad Americana de Colonización ...
The British Abolitionists in particular saw Paul Cuffe, a prominent black entrepreneur and humanitarian, as a potential ally in their efforts to create a successful colony for the freed slaves from both America and England who had already been transported to the African territory of Sierra Leone.
8 de may. de 2024 · Paul Cuffe was an American shipowner, merchant, and Pan-Africanist who was an influential figure in the 19th-century movement to resettle free black Americans to Africa. He was one of 10 children born to Kofi (or Cuffe) Slocum, a freed slave, and Ruth Moses, a Native American of the Wampanoag.
Learn about Paul Cuffe, a prominent African American mariner, abolitionist and diplomat in the 18th and 19th centuries. Explore his life story, his descendants and associates, and the local sites honoring his legacy.
18 de ene. de 2007 · Paul Cuffe is best known for his work in assisting free blacks who wanted to emigrate to Sierra Leone. Cuffe was born free on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts (near New Bedford) sometime around 1759. The exact date of his birth is unknown. He was the youngest of ten children.
23 de may. de 2018 · The African American ship captain, merchant, and philanthropist Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) was active in the campaign for civil rights for blacks and Native Americans in Massachusetts. He is best known for his pioneering efforts to settle free African Americans in West Africa.
