page_title: Richard Preston (clergyman)
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Preston (clergyman)
caption_attribution_description: English: Richard Preston, Nova Scotia Archives
context_page_description: Richard Preston, was a religious leader and abolitionist. He escaped slavery in Virginia to become an important leader for the African Nova Scotian community and in the international struggle against slavery. He established the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church, the African Abolition Society and African Baptist Association.
context_section_description: Richard Preston, (c. 1791 – 16 July 1861), was a religious leader and abolitionist. He escaped slavery in Virginia to become an important leader for the African Nova Scotian community and in the international struggle against slavery.  He established the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church, the African Abolition Society and African Baptist Association.
caption: Richard Preston, Nova Scotia Archives
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