Captain Paul Cuffe (1759-1817): Nineteenth-century African American Seafarer and Entrepreneur
Captain Paul Cuffe was one of many African American, Caribbean and African persons who were involved in anti-slavery and racial justice struggles across the nineteenth century Black Atlantic. He was a highly skilled mariner, wealthy entrepreneur and advocate for the enslaved, yet his name has almo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2015]
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Black theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 219-229 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBQ North America KDG Free church NBE Anthropology NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Back to Africa movement
B Black Atlantic B Black history B seafarers B racial justice B Racism B African American |
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| Summary: | Captain Paul Cuffe was one of many African American, Caribbean and African persons who were involved in anti-slavery and racial justice struggles across the nineteenth century Black Atlantic. He was a highly skilled mariner, wealthy entrepreneur and advocate for the enslaved, yet his name has almost been forgotten, unlike Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano. This article tells Cuffe's life story and ponders the reasons why so many people like Cuffe disappeared from mainstream history. The article proceeds to reflect on the theological and social significance of Cuffe's life for today's struggles for liberation and radical Christian commitment. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1670 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Black theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1179/1476994815Z.00000000059 |