Martin Robison Delany

Martin Robison Delany
Martin Robison Delany (1812–1885) was an African-American abolitionist, physician, and writer, considered one of the first proponents of Black nationalism. A staunch advocate for the advancement of African Americans, Delany co-edited the newspaper "The North Star" with Frederick Douglass and published works such as "Blake; or the Huts of America," which explored themes of rebellion against slavery. He also authored "The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States," where he promoted emigration to Africa as a solution to systemic racism. In addition to his literary work, Delany was the first African American field officer in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.

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I That there have been in all ages and in all countries, in every quarter of the habitable globe, especially among those nations laying the greatest claim to civilization and enlightenment, classes of people who have been deprived of equal privileges, political, religious and social, cannot be denied, and that this deprivation on the part of the ruling classes is cruel and unjust, is also equally true.... more...

POLITICAL MOVEMENTS On or about the latter part of July, 1853, the following document was sent on, and shortly appeared in the columns of "Frederick Douglass' Paper," Rochester, N.Y., and the "Aliened American," published and edited by William Howard Day, Esq., M.A., at Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., which continued in those papers every issue, until the meeting of the Convention: Call For... more...