Paul Cuffe: The Black Man Who Owned the Seas #blackhistory #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth | Blackfeelings494

Author Skip Finley discusses his book, “Whaling Captains of Color” and tells the story of Paul Cuffe, born in 1759 on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, was the son of a Wampanoag Indian mother and a former slave father. Before his death in 1817 he became a sea captain, shipowner, landowner, and respected community leader. Watch the full video, https://www.mysticseaport.org/black-history-month/ | Mystic Seaport Museum

Join the New Bedford Whaling Museum for Captain Paul Cuffe Week during February Vacation. 📖: Children’s story time and craft time, 10:00am-12:00pm 👤:Create your own Silhouette- 1:00pm - 3:00pm. 🎨:Community Painting - February 19, 1:00-4:00pm with local artist Mandy Fraiser. 📱: Bloomberg Connects Digital Guides 9:00am -4:00pm. 🏕️Highland St Foundation Free Admission Day: February 23 9:00am-4:00pm 📖: Paul Cuffe Book cover making 1:00pm-3:00pm Learn more about our full activities with the lin

Paul Cuffe, one of the first Black millionaires in the United States. Born free in 1759 to a West African father and Native American mother, he taught himself to sail, build, and lead. By his 20s, he owned his own ships and ran a thriving shipping business, trading across the Atlantic, Caribbean, and US coast. He was not just rich, but also righteous, petitioning for voting rights for Black taxpayers and funding schools for Black and Native kids. Decades before Marcus Garvey, he led a voyage to

238K views · 8.5K reactions | Born in Massachusetts in 1759, Paul...