Martin Delany

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Martin Delany was a 19th-century African American abolitionist, writer, physician, and early Black nationalist leader who co-founded the antislavery newspaper The North Star with Frederick Douglass.

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Martin Delany canonical 2
Martin Robison Delany 1

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instanceOf African American leader
Black nationalist
abolitionist
person
physician
writer
advocated Black emigration to Africa
Black political and economic self-reliance
birthDate 1812-05-06
birthPlace Charles Town, West Virginia
surface form: Charles Town, Virginia, United States

Charles Town, West Virginia
surface form: present-day Charles Town, West Virginia, United States
century 19th century
citizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
coFounded The North Star
coFoundedWith Frederick Douglass
deathDate 1885-01-24
deathPlace Xenia, Ohio
surface form: Xenia, Ohio, United States
edited The North Star
ethnicity Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Delany
fullName Martin Delany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Martin Robison Delany
genre fiction
political writing
givenName Martin
influenced later Black nationalist thought
knownAs an early Black nationalist leader
language English
militaryRank major
movement Black nationalism
abolitionism
notableFor advocating Black emigration and self-determination
being one of the first African Americans admitted to Harvard Medical School
being one of the highest-ranking Black officers in the Union Army during the American Civil War
notableWork Blake; or The Huts of America
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States
occupation abolitionist
journalist
physician
political activist
writer
participatedIn American Civil War
residence Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
servedIn Union Army
spouse Catherine Richards Delany
subjectOf scholarship on African American political thought
wroteAbout conditions of free Black people in the United States

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Frederick Douglass’s North Star newspaper coFounder Martin Delany
subject surface form: The North Star
Frederick Douglass’s North Star newspaper notableContributor Martin Delany
subject surface form: The North Star
Martin Delany fullName Martin Delany self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Martin Robison Delany