Samuel Snowden
African American clergyman and abolitionist
About Samuel Snowden
Lived 1765 – 1850 (aged 84–85). Samuel Snowden was a pastor, abolitionist and abolitionism in the United States.
Samuel Snowden
Pastoral life Snowden was born enslaved in a slave state, but later reached the free states and began his career as a pastor. David Walker, leading abolitionist and author of An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, was a member of the May Street Church. Additionally, Snowden worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison, donating money to abolitionism and allowing Garrison to use his church's facilities for events.
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Who was Samuel Snowden?
African American clergyman and abolitionist
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Samuel Snowden was born in 1765.
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Samuel Snowden died in 1850.
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Samuel Snowden was a pastor, abolitionist and abolitionism in the United States.
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