A Gentleman of Color
2002-03-10T04:30:01-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNmY1XC8yMDAyMDMxMDA0MzYwNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Julie Winch talked about her biography, A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten. She described Forten’s journey from free man born in pre-Revolutionary War Philadelphia to successful sailmaker to activist in the abolitionist movement.
Julie Winch talked about her biography, A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten. She described Forten’s journey from free man born in pre-Revolutionary War Philadelphia to successful sailmaker to activist in the abolitionist movement.
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