Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of it.
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Birth: | 6th March, 1797 |
Death: | 28th December, 1874 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Abolitionist, Philanthropist, Politician, Social Reformer |
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Gerrit Smith was born in Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA. He was an American social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist. He was a candidate for President of the United States in 1848, 1856, and 1860. He served United States House of Representatives(Free Soil Party) from New York from March 4, 1853 – August 7, 1854. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1818. Besides making substantial donations of both land and money to the African-American community in North Elba and New York. He was involved in the Temperance Movement and, later in life, the colonization movement. A staunch abolitionist, he was a member of the Secret Six who financially supported John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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