Newport Gardner (Q490800)
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HC-PER-35264
- HC-PER-35264
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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Newport Gardner
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HC-PER-35264
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Statements
Slave
Music Educator
Abolitionist
Black Nationalist
Freedman / Freedwoman
Composer / Arranger
Organization Founder / Official
Enslaved. Free before 13th Amendment. Enslaved in West Africa and transported to Rhode Island. In 1870 he co-founded the African Union Society, a pro-colonization organization. Traveled to Liberia in 1826. Also a composer.