Leonard Black (March 8, 1820 - April 28, 1883) was born a slave in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and was separated from his family by the age of six. He escaped after 20 years of slavery. In 1847 he wrote The Life and Sufferings of Leonard Black: A Fugitive from Slavery. With encouragement and support, he became a Baptist minister, preaching in Boston, Providence and Nantucket before becoming minister of First Baptist Church in Petersburg.
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8 March 1820 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Died |
28 April 1883 (aged 63)
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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