Free Frank McWorter (Q491190)
Revision as of 07:50, 18 May 2021 by Seila Gonzalez (talk | contribs) (Added reference to claim: Property:P66: Enslaved. Free before 13th Amendment. Founded the town of New Philadelphia, Illinois, which was the earliest town legally founded by a free African American in the United States. His entrepreneurial activities ultimately enabled all his descendants to be purchased free from slavery., #quickstatements; batch #628 by User:Seila Gonzalez)
HC-PER-36852
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Painter
Entrepreneur
Slave
City and Town Founder / Benefactor
Free Frank McWorter
Enslaved. Free before 13th Amendment. Founded the town of New Philadelphia, Illinois, which was the earliest town legally founded by a free African American in the United States. His entrepreneurial activities ultimately enabled all his descendants to be purchased free from slavery.