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25 de mar. de 2014 · Abolitionist and civil rights activist William Lambert was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1817, the son of a manumitted father and a freeborn mother. As a young man Lambert was educated by abolitionist Quakers.
William Lambert (1817 – April 28, 1890) was a prominent African-American citizen and abolitionist in Detroit during the mid to late 19th century. With a formal education and a background in the anti-slavery movement from a young age he would become a significant figure in Detroit's local black community and the city at large for ...
27 de ene. de 2016 · William Lambert and George De Baptiste, free-born black men, used the underground railroad to help slaves escape to British Canada.
14 de may. de 2024 · William Lambert was an abolitionist and civil rights activist who played a significant role in the fight against slavery and the advancement of civil rights in the United States during the 19th century.
One of the most active African American men of the time was William Lambert, who in addition to his public activities, ran a thriving tailoring and dry cleaning business. Lambert's name is prominent in many accounts of activities involving African Americans in Detroit from his arrival in 1840 to his death in 1890.
He was a Black abolitionist and businessman. William Lambert was born free in Trenton, New Jersey. At least one of his parents was free at his birth. Crucial to his later success, Lambert was taken under the wing of a Quaker schoolmaster.
William Lambert: Courageous Conductor of Detroit’s Underground Railroad. Born in New Jersey in 1817, as a young man Lambert traveled with his Quaker schoolmaster around the northeast, learning about abolitionism and establishing himself both in business and in the church.
