Henry

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Henry is the given name of Henry Highland Garnet, a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist, minister, and orator.

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instanceOf human
appointedBy James A. Garfield NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath malaria
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
date 1865
dateOfBirth 1815-12-23
dateOfDeath 1882-02-13
describedBySource 19th-century historical records
educatedAt African Free School NERFINISHED
Oneida Institute NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Garnet NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork anti-slavery activism
religious leadership
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
hasPart public speeches
sermons
knownFor advocating slave resistance
militant anti-slavery rhetoric
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement abolitionism
notableEvent first African American to deliver a sermon in the U.S. House of Representatives
notableFor African American civil rights activism
advocacy for the abolition of slavery in the United States
notableWork Address to the Slaves of the United States of America NERFINISHED
occupation abolitionist
minister
orator
participantIn American Civil War era abolitionist movement
partOf 19th-century African American abolitionist movement
placeOfBirth New Market, Maryland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Monrovia, Liberia NERFINISHED
positionHeld U.S. Minister Resident to Liberia NERFINISHED
pastor of Liberty Street Presbyterian Church in Troy, New York
pastor of Shiloh Presbyterian Church in New York City
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence New York City
Troy, New York NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Julia Ward Williams Garnet NERFINISHED

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