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'''John Marrant''' (June 15, 1755 - April 15, 1791) was a free-born Black preacher, and was the first African American to evangelize successfully among American Indians.<ref>[http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=100 God: Missing in Action from American History ]</ref>
 
'''John Marrant''' (June 15, 1755 - April 15, 1791) was a free-born Black preacher, and was the first African American to evangelize successfully among American Indians.<ref>[http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=100 God: Missing in Action from American History ]</ref>
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Marrant was born in New York City and was a practicing Methodist.<ref>[http://uta.influuent.utsystem.edu/en/publications/john-marrant-and-the-narrative-construction-of-an-early-black-methodist-evangelical%28b1fdd2f0-b9fd-4570-a738-ddcc69932ff8%29.html John Marrant and the narrative construction of an early black methodist evangelical]</ref>
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Marrant was born in New York City and was a practicing Methodist.<ref>[http://uta.influuent.utsystem.edu/en/publications/john-marrant-and-the-narrative-construction-of-an-early-black-methodist-evangelical%28b1fdd2f0-b9fd-4570-a738-ddcc69932ff8%29.html John Marrant and the narrative construction of an early black methodist evangelical]</ref>  He converted to Methodism as a teenager after hearing the preaching of [[George Whitefield]].<ref>[http://www.blackhistoryreview.com/biography/JohnMarrant.php John Marrant, America's first black preacher]</ref>
    
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