Peter Williams, Jr.

Rev. Peter Williams Jr. (1780 - 1840) was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white Methodist minister Thomas Lyell, Williams organized a black congregation in Harlem, St. Philip's African Church. He was the first African-American Episcopalian minister in the United States. [ [http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/speeches/williams_slavery.htm The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington ] ] As a young man, Williams tutored James McCune Smith while he was attending The African Free School. [ [http://www.nydivided.org/popup/People/PeterWilliamsJr.php New York Divided ] ]

ee also

*African Free School
*Dr. James McCune Smith
*abolitionism
*Slavery
*African-American

References

#cite web | title=Peter Williams Jr. | work=New York Historical Society | url=http://www.nydivided.org/popup/People/PeterWilliamsJr.php | accessmonthday=December 20 | accessyear=2006
#cite web | title=Major Speeches: Rev. Peter Williams, Jr. “Slavery and Colonization,” 1830 | work=University of Washington Department of History | url=http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/speeches/williams_slavery.htm | format = | accessmonthday=December 20 | accessyear=2006
#cite web | title=Major Speeches: Major Speeches: Rev. Peter Williams, “An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade,” 1808 | work=University of Washington Department of History | url=http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/speeches/williams_slavery.htm
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* [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/16/ An Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Delivered in the African Church in the City of New-York, January 1, 1808] online pdf version

Persondata
NAME = Williams, Peter, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Methodist minister
DATE OF BIRTH = 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH = New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH = 1840
PLACE OF DEATH =