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September 2, 2019
September 2, 1766: Black in the Day James Forten was born on September 2, 1766 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Sarah Forten. He was born a free black man. Over the course of his lifetime, he would make a significant impact upon the fortunes of the American capitalist system and the livelihood of his contemporaries. Born free in the city, he became a sailmaker after the American Revolutionary War. Following an apprenticeship,...