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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> | ||
| − | 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> | + | 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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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.[1]
Marrant was born in New York City and was a practicing Methodist.[2] He converted to Methodism as a teenager after hearing the preaching of George Whitefield.[3]
References
External Links
- A narrative of the life of John Marrant, of New York, Autobiography
- A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant: A Black, Now going to Preach the GOSPEL in Nova-Scotia, Born in New York, in North America, Taken Down from His Own Relation, Arranged, Corrected, and Published by the Rev. Mr. Aldridge