Paul Cuffe: Merchant and Abolitionist

by Arthur Diamond

A biography of the American seaman and merchant who encouraged fellow blacks to colonize Sierra Leone, who sought a stronger legal position for blacks in America, and who was responsible for a Massachusetts law giving blacks the right to vote

111 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1989

Reviews

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazed I never heard of this outstanding man. Paul Cuffe lived from 1759 to 1817. A mixture of Black and Native American, he accomplished so much it is astonishing. From becoming a very successful businessman in Massachusetts, where he established a school that served both black and white children to promoting a back-to-Africa movement for slaves he was very accomplished.