Portrait of Lewis Hayden, 19th Century
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Title
Portrait of Lewis Hayden, 19th Century
Subject
Hayden, Lewis, 1815-1889
Description
Lewis Hayden (December 2, 1811 - April 7, 1889) was a member of Boston's black community who had escaped slavery and arrived in Boston in 1846. Hayden, a noted abolitionist, ran a clothing store, and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1873. When he died in 1889, his wife, Harriet, bequeathed money to HMS to support educating students of color.
Source
Archibald H. Grimke. Anti-Slavery in Boston. New England Magazine. Dec. 1890.
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Citation
“Portrait of Lewis Hayden, 19th Century,” OnView, accessed April 25, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/18265.