Lemuel HaynesPosted in Biography, History, Media Archive, Religion, United States, Videos on 2021-08-01 22:53Z by Steven |
Vermont History
Vermont Historical Society
Barre, VT
2019-10-03
Steve Perkins, Executive Director
Lemuel Haynes of Rutland, Vermont was an incredible Vermonter. Haynes, an African-American man, was a great writer, thinker, and minister. In 1785, he was one of the first, if not the first, African-Americans to be ordained into the Congregational Church in the whole United States and led a mostly white congregation for over 30 years.
Watch the video here.