Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
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Charles Lenox Remond (1810-1873) was born in Salem, Massachusetts into a prominent African-American family. His father John had emigrated from the Dutch colony of Curacao in 1798 and owned a successful catering business, while his mother Nancy's father was a Revolutionary War veteran. Both his parents were active abolitionists and Charles followed suit (as did his sister Sarah), speaking on the anti-slavery lecture circuit from an early age. In 1840, he gave a lecture at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London and in 1842 became the first African-American to address the Massachusetts state legislature to protest racial discrimination on railroads and steamboats; with Frederick Douglass and other black abolitionist activists, he also helped recruit African-American soldiers into the Union Army's all-black Massachusetts 54th Regiment.
[Adapted from the entry "Remond, Charles Lenox (1810-1873)" in BlackPast.org]
From the guide to the Charles Lenox Remond Letter, 1859, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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creatorOf | Asbury, Howard DeGrasse. DeGrasse-Howard papers, 1776-1976 ; bulk: 1852-1883. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Charles Lenox Remond Letter, 1859 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
referencedIn | Garrison family papers, 1801-1948 (inclusive), 1840-1907 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Morris, Robert, 1823-1882. Papers, 1820-1874. | Boston Athenaeum | |
referencedIn | Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Remond family. Remond Family papers, 1823-1869; bulk: 1823-1845. | Peabody Essex Museum |
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correspondedWith | Garrison family. |
associatedWith | Morris, Robert, 1823-1882. |
associatedWith | Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 |
associatedWith | Remond family. |
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Birth 1810-02-01
Death 1873-12-22
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