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The Reverend ”’James Newton Gloucester”’ was an African-American clergyman and businessman who was a supporter of [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Quarles|first=Benjamin|title=Allies for Freedom|orig-year=1974|year=2001|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=9780306809613|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=36GZkTkWcUcC | page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last1=Fox-Genovese | first1=Elizabeth | first2=Eugene | last2=Genovese| title=The Mind of the Master Class: History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders’ Worldview | date=17 October 2005 | page=639|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKzW9nn-d8UC&pg=PA639 | isbn=9781139446563 | publisher = Cambridge University Press}}</ref> |
The Reverend ”’James Newton Gloucester”’ was an African-American clergyman and businessman who was a supporter of [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Quarles|first=Benjamin|title=Allies for Freedom|orig-year=1974|year=2001|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=9780306809613|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=36GZkTkWcUcC | page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last1=Fox-Genovese | first1=Elizabeth | first2=Eugene | last2=Genovese| title=The Mind of the Master Class: History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders’ Worldview | date=17 October 2005 | page=639|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKzW9nn-d8UC&pg=PA639 | isbn=9781139446563 | publisher = Cambridge University Press}}</ref> |
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Like his father, Gloucester was a Black Presbyterian pastor. In 1849 he founded Siloam Presbyterian Church. He and his church members were very active in the [[Underground Railroad]]. |
Like his father, Gloucester was a Black Presbyterian pastor. In 1849 he founded Siloam Presbyterian Church. He and his church members were very active in the [[Underground Railroad]]. |
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Gloucester was also a friend and associate of John Brown. Two letters he wrote to Brown are still extant.<ref>James N. Gloucester to John Brown, February 19, 1858 and J. N. Gloucester to John Brown, March 9, 1858. C. Peter Ripley, ed., ”The Black Abolitionist Papers”, volume 4 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991), 377-379</ref> |
Gloucester was also a friend and associate of John Brown. Two letters he wrote to Brown are still extant.<ref>James N. Gloucester to John Brown, February 19, 1858 and J. N. Gloucester to John Brown, March 9, 1858. C. Peter Ripley, ed., ”The Black Abolitionist Papers”, volume 4 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991), 377-379</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:55, 24 October 2025
The Reverend James Newton Gloucester was an African-American clergyman and businessman who was a supporter of abolitionist John Brown.[1][2]
Like his father, Gloucester was a Black Presbyterian pastor. In 1849 he founded Siloam Presbyterian Church. He and his church members were very active in the Underground Railroad.
Gloucester was also a friend and associate of John Brown. Two letters he wrote to Brown are still extant.[3] Gloucester lived at 265 Bridge Street, Brooklyn, New York.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Quarles, Benjamin (2001) [1974]. Allies for Freedom. Da Capo Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780306809613.
- ^ Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth; Genovese, Eugene (17 October 2005). The Mind of the Master Class: History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders’ Worldview. Cambridge University Press. p. 639. ISBN 9781139446563.
- ^ James N. Gloucester to John Brown, February 19, 1858 and J. N. Gloucester to John Brown, March 9, 1858. C. Peter Ripley, ed., The Black Abolitionist Papers, volume 4 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991), 377-379
