Lewis Tappan
Lewis Tappan
Lewis Tappanwas a New York abolitionist who worked to achieve the freedom of the illegally enslaved Africans of the Amistad. Contacted by Connecticut abolitionists soon after the Amistad arrived in port, Tappan focused extensively on the captive Africans. He ensured the acquisition of high-quality lawyers for the captives, which led to their being set free after the case went to the United States Supreme Court. With his brother Arthur, Tappan not only gained legal help and acquittal for the Africans,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
If any fall by the hand of violence, others will continue the blessed work.
You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner, and in a language they could comprehend!
There is too much theology in the Church now, and too little of the Gospel.