Cuffe was enthusiastic. Soon after its founding, the ACS contacted James Forten to request his support in recruiting colonists from Philadelphia. Forten, a prominent black businessman who operated ...
The Fortens were one of the most prominent black families in Philadelphia. Wealthy sailmaker James Forten and his wife Charlotte Vandine Forten headed the family; their daughters were Margaretta (c.
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A mural at SEPTA’s Independence Hall station misspells another historic name: Charles Willson Peale, an artist of the American RevolutionForten is first listed as living in the 300 block of Lombard Street in 1807, and Peale moved to Fifth and Chestnut in 1794. But James Peale, Charles Willson Peale’s brother, lived on that same ...
Historical military artist Don Troiani painted the portrait, which also features 15-year-old African American sailor James Forten. Forten, who later became a successful business owner and ...
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