Pan-Africanism: Meet Stephen Smith, The Richest Black Man In The US Who Used His Wealth To Free Thousands Of Slaves
One of his notable legacies is getting 15,000 people of African descent to move to Canada after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. His commitment to fighting slavery stemmed from the fact that he was born into slavery. Abolitionist Stephen Smith became aware of his status when he was separated from his […]
