Virtual Talk by John Saillant

Black Puritan, Black Republican: The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes, A
Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7 pm

In this virtual talk, John Saillant, professor from Western Michigan University and author of Black Puritan, Black Republican: The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes will discuss Lemuel Haynes.

Born in Connecticut, Lemuel Haynes was first an indentured servant, then a soldier in the Continental Army, and, in 1785, an ordained congregational minister. Haynes’s writings constitute the fullest record of a black man’s religion, social thought, and opposition to slavery in the late-18th and early-19th century. 

This program is cosponsored by The Wintonbury Historical Society and Bloomfield Public Library.

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