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New York, 1817.. 76pp. Dbd., with remnants of original wrappers present along spine. Light tanning and edge wear. Very good. A highly interesting text for providing biographical information on some fifty-four Africans in the Americas in the early 19th century, either still living at that time or just recently deceased. Among those for whom Griffin provides brief life sketches are Phillis Wheatley; Benjamin Banneker; the accomplished ship's captain, Paul Cuffee; ministers Absalom Jones, John Gloucester, Richard Scott, and Peter Williams; the enslaved Belinda Sutton, who petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for her freedom in the 1780s; Ignatius Sancho; Prince Saunders; Touissant L'Ouverture; and several other men and women (many identified only by their first names) who distinguished themselves through their writings or actions. The majority of the text is Griffin's sermon in support of the short-lived school for African Americans established by the Presbyterian Church in New Jersey. Griffin,…
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A plea for Africa. A sermon preached October 26, 1817, in the First Presbyterian Church in the city of New-York, before the synod of New-York and New-Jersey, at the request of the Board of Directors of the African School established by the synod
by Griffin, Edward D
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New-York: Gould, printer, Chatham-St, 1817. 8vo, pp. 76; wrappers wanting, lightly foxed, slight tidestain in top margin; all else very good. "In this pamphlet Dr. Griffin examines the place of Africans in the Bible, identifying them with the Ethiopians and the Cushites. He relates the history of slavery from ancient times to modern, and pleads for the necessity of educating the Negro race in the principles and practices of Christianity. He lists by name 54 negroes and mulattoes [among whom Phillis Wheatley, Benjamin Banneker, Paul Cuffee, Ignatius Sancho, and Touissant L'Ouverture] who had made accomplishments in learning and science. The foundation by the Presbyterian Synods of New York and New Jersey of the African School at Parsippany for the education of Negros to the Christian ministry is the occasion for this Plea, and the proposed work of that institution is described at length. "The Presbyterian Church of New Jersey founded an African School in Parsippany in 1817 to train black missionaries for the colonization movement and received financial support from blacks" (Hodges, Root and Branch: African Americans in New York and East Jersey, 1613-1863. American Imprints 40956; Afro-Americana 4366; Sabin 28818.
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A PLEA FOR AFRICA. A SERMON PREACHED OCTOBER 26, 1817, IN THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, BEFORE THE SYNOD OF NEW- YORK AND NEW-JERSEY, AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICAN SCHOOL ESTABLISHED BY THE SYNOD
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