September 2nd is James Forten Day!!! "James Forten was born on September 2, 1766 in Philadelphia, PA. A free African-American, he joined the Continental navy at age 15. After service, Forten apprenticed as a sail-maker and eventually became a wealthy businessman and a leader of the black community in pre-Civil War Philadelphia. He devoted much of his time and money to the abolitionist cause and he refused to supply rigging to slave-trade vessels. Forten died in 1842." Thank you Mr. Forten for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about the James Forten. :-)
http://www.biography.com/people/james-forten-9299324
"Has the God who made the white man and the black left any record declaring us a different species? Are we not sustained by the same power, supported by the same food. . . . And should we not then enjoy the same liberty. . .?" - James Forten
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