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QUINCY ABOLITIONIST PROJECT

Commemorative Stamp Petition Campaign
Online Commemorative Stamp Petition


PETITION FOR THE CREATION OF A FREE FRANK U.S. POSTAL STAMP
We the undersigned request that a commemorative stamp be issued in honor of Free Frank McWorter (1777-1854) on the occasion of the 231st anniversary of his birth.

Help us celebrate this outstanding African-American town founder, entrepreneur and pioneer as he pursued the dream of freedom, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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  Reprinted With Permission from Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker; ©Copyright Juliet E.K. Walker, Free Frank: A Black Pioneer on the Antebellum Frontier (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1983, 1995). Reproduction in Whole or In Part is Prohibited without Written Permission.