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
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
Oneida Institute
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Garnet
fieldOfWork anti-slavery activism
religious leadership
givenName Henry
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
occupation abolitionist
minister
orator
participantIn American Civil War era abolitionist movement
partOf 19th-century African American abolitionist movement
placeOfBirth New Market, Maryland
placeOfDeath Monrovia, Liberia
linked to: Monrovia
positionHeld U.S. Minister Resident to Liberia
pastor of Liberty Street Presbyterian Church in Troy, New York
pastor of Shiloh Presbyterian Church in New York City
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence New York City
Troy, New York
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Julia Ward Williams Garnet
linked to: Julia Ward

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Henry Highland Garnet givenName Henry
subject linked to: Henry
Henry Highland Garnet givenName Henry
subject linked to: Garnet