Peter Williams, Jr. [SEP] place of birth
lower Manhattan, the second black Episcopal church in the United States. In 1827 he was a co-founder of "Freedom's Journal," the first African-American owned and operated newspaper in the United States. In 1833 he founded the Phoenix Society, a mutual aid society for African Americans; that year he was also elected to the executive board of the interracial American Anti-Slavery Society.
Early life and education.
Williams was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the son of Peter Williams,
1953)
Further reading.
- 1. Williams, Ben Ames Jr. "House United." Colby Library Quarterly 10 (Dec 1973): 179-189.
- 2. Williams, Florence Talpey. 'About Ben Ames Williams", Colby Library Quarterly 6 (Sep 1963): 302-327.
- 3. Yokelson, Joseph B. "Ben Ames Williams: Pastoral Moralist", Colby Library Quarterly 6 (Sep 1963): 278-292.
External links.
- Profile,