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Coates, Benjamin, 1808-1887

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1808 - 1887

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Benjamin Coates African Colonization collection

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1190
Overview

Letters relating to the emigration of free Blacks to the West African colony of Liberia and establishment of Liberian institutions written to American Quaker reformer, Benjamin Coates (1808-1887) whose work toward the abolition of slavery led to a relationship with many well-known people connected to Liberia, a colony established to offer a new home and a fresh start away from slavery to free Blacks in the mid-19th century.

Dates: 1848-1880; Majority of material found within 1858 - 1869

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  • Subject: Liberia -- History X