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15 de jun. de 2023 · James Forten was a decolonizer, feminist, father, husband, and craftsman extraordinaire, an organizer, a leader of the elite free community of African Americans.
11 de mar. de 2021 · When he died at age 75, March 4, 1842, there was a massive turnout for his funeral in Philadelphia. “When James Forten died,” Bolden wrote, “he left behind an exemplary family, a sizable ...
James Forten. Fourteen-year-old James worked as a powder boy on a privateer, the Royal Louis. Being a powder boy was a dangerous job—he had to scurry around the ship carrying gunpowder from the ...
20 de ago. de 2020 · Forten’s son James Jr. and his son-in-law Robert Purvis were active in the abolitionist movement from the 1830s onward and often collaborated with the elder Forten in his various activities. All of Forten’s daughters were involved in antislavery affairs, and Charlotte Forten Grimké, Forten’s granddaughter, became a well-known author, educator, and civil rights , activist.
James Forten was one of the most successful businessmen and one of the wealthiest African Americans in Philadelphia during the early 1800s. His sailmaking business supplied ship builders with quality sails and he employed a diverse workforce that included white and African American men and teens, as well as recent immigrants to Philadelphia.
JAMES FORTEN INDUSTRIAL LTD. 21 Regents Grove. Taupo 3330. New Zealand. Tel: +64 (7) 377 8169. office@james-forten.com. Overview (1) Consulting (1) Design (1) (2) Equipment (1) (2) Our Business. Providing industrial consulting and design services to manufacturing and engineering clients within Oceania.
James Forten was a Black entrepreneur, veteran, and abolitionist who was born to free parents in 1766 in Philadelphia. When he was a boy, he served on several privateer ships during the Revolutionary War. Forten sought public recognition of his political rights as a citizen and hoped military service would help gain him that recognition.
