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Lewis Tappan (May 23, 1788 – June 21, 1873) was a New York abolitionist who dedicated his life efforts to securing freedom for the enslaved Africans aboard the Amistad. He was born in Northampton , Massachusetts , into a Calvinist household.
Lewis Tappan. Was one of the warmest friends of the slave and of the colored man. He was very solicitous for their welfare, and that the colored people who were free should be enlightened and educated. He opened a Sunday-school for colored adults, which was numerously attended, in West Broadway, New York, and with a few others, devoted the most ...
When 53 Africans faced murder charges after killing their Spanish captives in 1839, Lewis Tappan called it a ‘providential occurrence.’ He believed the case might touch the heart of the nation. Tappan attended every day of the trial and hired Yale students to teach the Africans English.
Fired by their deep Christian convictions, the Tappan brothers built the then-controversial cause of abolishing slavery into a popular national movement. Arthur was the lead funder and visionary and Lewis the vital organizer behind the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Lewis Tappan took a leading role in defense of the Africans in the Amistad trials of 1841, not only by helping achieve their release but also by arranging for their tutoring in English. He helped in the return of the Amistad Mendians to Africa with the intention of fostering the spread of Christianity.
Lewis Tappan was the New York abolitionist who, in the opinion of John Quincy Adams, was most responsible for securing the freedom of the Africans of the Amistad.
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Mar 5, 2019 · Lewis Tappan is remembered as a strong-minded individual in the pursuit of abolitionism, but the early records of the Mercantile Agency of New York present a businessman who may have been just as self-righteous as he was righteous.
