Black Puritan, Black republican
Subtitle: the life and thought of Lemuel Haynes, 1753-1833
By: John Saillant.
Series: Religion in America series; Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833.
Description: Born in Connecticut Lemuel Haynes was first an indentured servant, then a soldier in the Continental Army and, in 1785, an ordained congregational minister. Haynes's writings constitute the fullest record of a black man's religion, social thought and opposition to slavery in the early-19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-228) and index.