James W.C. Pennington
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James Pembroke was born a slave on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. When his owner died, he became the property of his son, Frisby Tilghman who moved to Rockland, Washington County, Maryland. There James learned the trades of brickmaker and blacksmith. On October 28, 1827 he ran from a job in Hagerstown, towards Petersburg (now called York Springs), Pennsylvania. He changed his name to James W.C. Pennington and moved to New York in 1828. He settled in New Haven, Connecticut, and audited classes at Yale Divinity School from 1834 to 1839 - becoming the first black man to attend classes at Yale. He was subsequently ordained and became a teacher, abolitionist, and author.
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| The Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History ... The Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington docsouth.unc.edu/neh/penning49/penning49.html: - Web |
| Biography: James W.C. Pennington Biography: James W.C. Pennington www.sun.ac.za/.../bio_penn.htm - Web |
| Spartacus Educational: James W.C. Pennington Spartacus Educational: James W.C. Pennington www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASpennington.htm - Web |
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