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Martin Robison Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) was an American abolitionist, journalist, physician, military officer and writer who was arguably the first proponent of black nationalism. [1] [2] Delany is credited with the Pan-African slogan of "Africa for Africans." [3] .
Martin Delany (born May 6, 1812, Charles Town, Virginia, U.S.—died January 24, 1885, Xenia, Ohio) was an African American abolitionist, physician, and editor in the pre-Civil War period; his espousal of black nationalism and racial pride anticipated expressions of such views a century later.
Martin Delaney (born June 1982) is an English actor and filmmaker. He has appeared in films such as Zero Dark Thirty, Judas Ghost, and Amar Akbar & Tony.
Mar 3, 2007 · Martin Robison Delany was an African American abolitionist, the first African American Field Officer in the U.S Army, and one of the earliest African Americans to encourage a return to Africa. Delany was born in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia) to a slave father and a free mother.
Apr 2, 2014 · Abolitionist Martin Robison Delany was both a physician and newspaper editor and became one of the most influential and successful anti-slavery activists of the 19th century.
Jan 22, 2019 · For decades, Martin Delany was globally recognized as one of the nation’s foremost African-American spokesmen and activists. Yet with one pivotal political decision, he eventually wrecked his own career and doomed himself to historical oblivion.
Martin Delany – Abolitionist and practitioner of Armed Self-Defense. In Pittsburgh, Delany became active in the abolitionist movement. He was the leader of the Vigilance Committee. Like the Underground railroad, the Vigilance Committee helped relocate escaped slaves. Delany also was a founder of the Young Men’s Literary and Moral Reform Society.
