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Bookmark or Share- Absalom Jones - WikipediaAbsalom Jones (November 7, 1746 – February 13, 1818) was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became prominent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Absalom Jones 1746-1818 - Delaware Public Archives - State of DelawareHe helped to establish the Free African Society in 1787. A leader of the independent African-American church movement, in 1792 he organized St. Thomas’ African Episcopal Church (Philadelphia) and in 1804 became the first African-American to be ordained an Episcopal Priest. He fervently opposed slavery and other forms of social injustice. SC-81.
- The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas | About The AECSTAbsalom Jones was born into slavery in Sussex County, Delaware on November 6, 1746. During the 72 years of his life, he grew to become one of the foremost leaders among persons of African descent during the post-revolutionary period.
- Reverend Absalom Jones and the Early U.S. Anti-Slavery ResistanceOn January 2, 1800, Jones led a group of free Africans living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in presenting a petition to the U.S. Congress calling for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act, as well as to act to end the robust slave trade of Africans to the United States.
- The Reverend Absalom Jones, 1746-1818 · Leadership Gallery · The Church ...Absalom Jones was America’s first black priest. Born into slavery in Delaware at a time when slavery was being debated as immoral and undemocratic, he taught himself to read, using the New Testament as one of his resources.
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