In the 1700s, while Black people were being enslaved, Paul Cuffe was sailing ships, building wealth, and making history.Born free in 1759 to an Ashanti father and Wampanoag mother, Paul Cuffe should’ve been a statistic.Instead, he became one of the richest Black men in early America—owning ships, funding schools, and fighting for Black freedom on both sides of the Atlantic.He and his brother-in-law built one of the largest merchant vessels of their time.He sailed to Sierra Leone with free Black
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In the 1700s, while Black people were being enslaved, Paul Cuffe was sailing ships, building wealth, and making history.Born free in 1759 to an Ashanti father and
Constance Carter. Constance Carter · Original audio. In the 1700s, while Black people were being enslaved, Paul Cuffe was sailing ships, building wealth, and making history.Born free in 1759 to an Ashanti father and Wampanoag mother, Paul Cuffe should’ve been a statistic.Instead, he became one of the richest Black men in early America ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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