Cuffe, Paul, 1759-1817
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Cuffey, Paul 1759-1817
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African American ship owner, political activist and founder of the Friendly Society to promote emigration to Africa.
Colonist and seaman.
Seaman and civil rights leader.
Paul Cuffe, a black seaman and shipowner, was born off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1759. In 1780 he and his brother brought a case before the courts of Massachusetts which was instrumental in the passage of the act of 1783. This act granted blacks legal rights and privileges in that state. As early as 1788 Cuffe had been prominent in suggesting an exodus of blacks to Africa. He sailed to Sierre Leone and formed a Friendly Society in Freetown to encourage further immigration of free blacks from America. He planned to make yearly trips to Sierre Leone but his health failed and Cuffe died in 1817.
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African American merchant mariners
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
Back to Africa movement
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Civil rights leaders
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Africa, West
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United States
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Sierra Leone
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Africa
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