Henry Highland Garnet

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Henry Highland Garnet was a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist, minister, and orator known for his militant advocacy of slave resistance and Black civil rights.

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instanceOf African American leader
Presbyterian minister
abolitionist
human
orator
advocatedFor Black emigration to Africa and the Caribbean
Black self-help and racial uplift
armed resistance by enslaved people
immediate emancipation of enslaved people in the United States
appointedBy James A. Garfield
causeOfDeath malaria
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1815-12-23
dateOfDeath 1882-02-13
educatedAt African Free School
surface form: African Free School (New York City)

Oneida Institute
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Garnet
givenName Henry
hasChild Sarah Garnet
knownFor Black civil rights activism
militant advocacy of slave resistance
radical abolitionist speeches
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Anti-Slavery Society
American Missionary Association
movement American abolitionist movement
surface form: African-American civil rights movement (19th century)

abolitionism
notableAchievement first African American to deliver a sermon in the U.S. Capitol
notableEvent addressed the U.S. House of Representatives in 1865
delivered 1843 "Address to the Slaves" urging revolt
notableWork Address to the Slaves of the United States of America
occupation abolitionist
minister
orator
participantIn 1843 National Negro Convention in Buffalo
National Negro Convention movement
placeOfBirth Kent County, Maryland
surface form: Kent County, Maryland, United States
placeOfDeath Monrovia
surface form: Monrovia, Liberia
positionHeld United States Minister to Liberia
surface form: U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Liberia

pastor of Liberty Street Presbyterian Church, Troy, New York
pastor of Shiloh Presbyterian Church, New York City
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence New York City
Troy, New York
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Julia Ward
surface form: Julia Ward Williams Garnet

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American abolitionist movement notableFigure Henry Highland Garnet
The Liberator hadContributor Henry Highland Garnet
David Walker influenced Henry Highland Garnet