Leaders of the Abolitionist Movement: Amos Noe Freeman, Maine's first black leader 6 Articles

by Cherryl Floyd-Miller

Your country is at the height of civil unrest over the issue of slavery. Because of the insufferable conditions they've had to endure during their own enslavement, many blacks have chosen to steal away from Southern p...read more

by R. Warner

Amos Noah Freeman holds a special place in African-American history. He was the first black man to be recognized as a leader in community by the state of Maine. The black community has always had leaders but he was the fir...read more

by Morgan Johnson

The Rev. Amos No Freeman became the minister of the First Abyssinian Church in Maine in 1841 and set about immediately challenging the law and culture of the state. His agenda focused on temperance (a ban on alcohol and...read more

by Christine G.

Amos Noe Freeman, a black Presbyterian minister, educator, and abolitionist, holds a special place in the history of Maine. He ministered for ten years at the historic Abyssinian Congregational church on Munjay Hill in Po...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Reverend Amos N. Freeman was the first full-time minister of The Abyssinian Church/Meetinghouse in Portland, Maine. The church was one of the stops on the Underground Railroad in Maine and the church was the social center...read more

by Kristina Murphy

Amos N. Freeman, born 1810 in Rahway, New Jersey, provided spiritual, political and educational direction within the black communities of the northeastern United States. Amos helped countless people through the struggles ...read more