Robert Purvis
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Robert Purvis was an American abolitionist in the United States. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was likely educated at Amherst Academy, a secondary school in Amherst, Massachusetts. He
Purvis c.1840–1849
Harriet Forten Purvis (1810-1875), taken about 1874
Harriet Forten Purvis
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Harriet Forten Purvis was an African-American abolitionist and first generation suffragist. With her mother and sisters, she formed the first biracial women's abolitionist group, the Philadelphia Fema
Robert Purvis
…Joseph inherited increased shares of the estate; they used their wealth to support their political activism and public service. In 1832, Purvis married Harriet Davy Forten, a woman of color and the daughter of wealthy sailmaker James Forten and his wife Charlotte, both prominent abolitionists and leaders in Philadelphia…
Robert Purvis (1810-1898), circa 1840-1849