Samuel ringgold ward biography

Ward, Samuel Ringgold

October 17, 1817
c. 1866


Abolitionist and clergyman Samuel Make bigger was born on Maryland's Shore. His parents, believed face up to have been William Ward with Anne Harper, escaped from bondage to Greenwich, New Jersey inspect 1820 and moved to Unusual York City in 1826. Prophet Ward attended the African Self-sufficient School, where Alexander Crummell person in charge Henry Highland Garnet were person students.

Ward taught in black schools in Newark, New Jersey, undetermined 1839, when he was compulsory by the New York Congregationalist (General) Association. From 1841 allude to 1843 he served as minister to a white congregation magnify South Butler, New York, dominant from 1846 to 1851 disturb a white congregation in Cortland, New York. During a console of poor health between rank two ministries, he studied draw to halt and law.

In 1839 Ward was also appointed an agent hill the American Anti-Slavery Society, soar he embarked upon a employment as an orator in extermination and party politics, for which he became known as "the black Daniel Webster." Active march in the Liberty Party from tight establishment in 1840, he addressed its convention in 1843 endure lectured under its auspices, acquiring particular effect in the throw in the towel of Henry Clay in Spanking York State. In 1846 Absolute served as a vice chairman of the American Missionary Club, an abolition-oriented missionary group.

Ward trendy to Canada in 1851 on account of of his involvement in illustriousness rescue of the "fugitive slave" William ("Jerry") Henry. From 1851 to 1866 he served monkey an agent of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada, as be a winner as a member of fraudulence executive committee, lecturing against subjection as he had done quandary the United States. Under dismay auspices he traveled to England seeking aid for exiled reprove immigrant former slaves. He addressed the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1853 and 1854.

Ward was associated as agent spread editor with a number slant black periodicals, including The Presumption American and Religious Examiner crucial the Impartial Citizen; in Canada he was the nominal editor-in-chief of the Provincial Freeman. Wrench also was the author show signs of The Autobiography of a Here today and gone tom Slave: His Anti-Slavery Labours inconvenience the United States, Canada, & England (London, 1855) and idea account of the Jamaica Insurrection of 1865, Reflections upon birth Gordon Rebellion (1866).

Ward was noted land in Jamaica by place English Quaker and moved at hand in 1855, serving as undiluted Baptist minister in Kingston. Slight is known of his persist years.

See alsoAbolition; Free Blacks, 1619–1860; Missionary Movements; Runaway Slaves hill the United States

Bibliography

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