Nathaniel Paul Delivers Landmark Sermon on Abolition of New York Slavery

Nathaniel Paul, pastor of the African Baptist Society in Albany, New York, delivered a celebrated sermon on July 5, 1827 marking the final abolition of slavery in New York State, widely published as 'An Address Celebrating the Abolition of Slavery in New York.' He became an influential transatlantic abolitionist, traveling to England raising funds for Black education in Canada.