Wendell Phillips
American abolitionist and advocate (1811–1884) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the abolitionist and attorney. For the archaeologist, see Wendell Phillips (archaeologist).
"Ann Phillips" redirects here. For the English golfer, see Ann Phillips (golfer).
Wendell Phillips (November 29, 1811 – February 2, 1884) was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.
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Born | (1811-11-29)November 29, 1811 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | February 2, 1884(1884-02-02) (aged 72) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Burial place | Milton Cemetery |
Education | Harvard University (AB, LLB) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Known for | Abolitionism, advocacy for Native Americans |
Parent(s) | Sarah Walley John Phillips |
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According to George Lewis Ruffin, a Black attorney, Phillips was seen by many Blacks as "the one white American wholly color-blind and free from race prejudice".[1] According to another Black attorney, Archibald Grimké, as an abolitionist leader he is ahead of William Lloyd Garrison and Charles Sumner. From 1850 to 1865 he was the "preeminent figure" in American abolitionism.[2]