by Peter James | Jun 30, 2026 | Absalom Jones
Among the artifacts at the Smithsonian African American Museum is Absalom Jones’ (1747-1818) sermon from January 1, 1808. Congress had just passed the Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves, making it illegal to transport people of color to the states to sell...
by Peter James | Jun 30, 2024 | Absalom Jones
Among the artifacts at the Smithsonian African American Museum is Absalom Jones’ (1747-1818) sermon from January 1, 1808. Congress had just passed the Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves, making it illegal to transport people of color to the states to sell...
