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Martin Robinson Delany
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| On South Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Delany was an influential abolitionist, civil rights activist, Army officer, and prominent physician. The son of an enslaved father and free mother received his education in Chambersburg. He went on to publish an anti-slavery newspaper, "The . . . — — Map (db m201756) HM |
| On South Lawrence Street, 0.1 miles south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Erected in tribute to Martin Robinson Delany
Born free May 6, 1812 Lawrence and North Streets Charles Town, VA (W VA) Son of Samuel Delany (slave) and Patti Peace Delany (free) grandson of African prince Prince Hall Mason physician, scientist, . . . — — Map (db m168916) HM |
| On 3rd Avenue near Market Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | A promoter of African-American nationalism, Delany published a Black newspaper, The Mystery, at an office near here. He attended Harvard Medical School, practiced medicine in Pittsburgh, and was commissioned as a major in the Civil War. — — Map (db m42025) HM |
| On Brush Row Road west of U.S. 42, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The son of an enslaved father and free Black mother, Martin Delany
became one of the most prominent Black leaders in 19th Century
America. Called the “Father of Black Nationalism,” Delany promoted
African American pride and . . . — — Map (db m120157) HM |
Apr. 30, 2024
