A Whole-Souled Man:
David Ruggles and the Making of
Radical Abolitionism.
Dr. Graham Hodges,
Professor of History and
Africana & Latin American Studies, Colgate University,
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 5:30 PM.
At the
New Haven Museum and Historical Society
114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT
203-562-4183
A reception will follow the lecture.
Sponsored by The Amistad Committee, Inc. and the
New Haven Museum and Historical Society
Who was David Ruggles? Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Ruggles (1810-1849) made a name for himself in New York City as a bookseller, journalist, abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor and founding member of the Vigilance Committee. Ruggles assisted fugitive Frederick Douglass just when he most needed help. Ruggles was the most hated abolitionist in New York.
http://www.freedomforum.org/publications/msj/courage.summer2000/y02.html
http://maap.columbia.edu/place/7.html
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