Title: Black Puritan, Black republican
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.
Subjects: Slavernij, Calvinisme, Negers, Biografie, Haynes, lemuel, 1753-1833, African american clergy, Biography
People: Lemuel Haynes (1753-1833)