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'''Willis Augustus Hodges''' was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, and political organizer who became prominent in Brooklyn, New York. Born to free parents in Virginia, Hodges became an outspoken advocate for enslaved African Americans during the Antebellum period, giving aid to the Underground Railroad in the North after a move to New York, and collaborating with such notable figures as William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown and Frederick Douglass. He also published an antislavery newspaper, ''The Ram’s Horn.'' ([[Wikipedia:Willis Augustus Hodges]]) | '''Willis Augustus Hodges''' was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, and political organizer who became prominent in Brooklyn, New York. Born to free parents in Virginia, Hodges became an outspoken advocate for enslaved African Americans during the Antebellum period, giving aid to the Underground Railroad in the North after a move to New York, and collaborating with such notable figures as William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown and Frederick Douglass. He also published an antislavery newspaper, ''The Ram’s Horn.'' ([[Wikipedia:Willis Augustus Hodges]]) | ||
----For about five years he lived in a community called [[Blacksville]] on [[Loon Lake]] on land granted by abolitionist [[Gerrit Smith]] in order to enable members to meet property requirements for voting. | |||
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* Encyclopedia Virginia: [https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/hodges-willis-a-1815-1890/ Willis A. Hodges] | * Encyclopedia Virginia: [https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/hodges-willis-a-1815-1890/ Willis A. Hodges] | ||
* Adirondack Explorer: [https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/communities/history/honoring-blacksville/ Honoring Blacksville] | |||
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Revision as of 23:23, 17 April 2026
Born: February 12, 1815
Died: September 24, 1890
Married: Sarah Ann Corprew Gray
Children: four
Willis Augustus Hodges was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, and political organizer who became prominent in Brooklyn, New York. Born to free parents in Virginia, Hodges became an outspoken advocate for enslaved African Americans during the Antebellum period, giving aid to the Underground Railroad in the North after a move to New York, and collaborating with such notable figures as William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown and Frederick Douglass. He also published an antislavery newspaper, The Ram’s Horn. (Wikipedia:Willis Augustus Hodges)
For about five years he lived in a community called Blacksville on Loon Lake on land granted by abolitionist Gerrit Smith in order to enable members to meet property requirements for voting.
See also:
- Encyclopedia Virginia: Willis A. Hodges
- Adirondack Explorer: Honoring Blacksville