William Apess

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William Apess was a 19th-century Pequot writer, Methodist minister, and activist known for being one of the first Native American authors to publish extensive autobiographical and political works in English.

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instanceOf Methodist minister ⓘ
Native American activist ⓘ
autobiographer ⓘ
person ⓘ
activismFocus Native American rights ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
religious equality ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1798 ⓘ
dateOfDeath circa 1839 ⓘ
ethnicity Native American ⓘ
Pequot ⓘ
linked to: Pequot people
floruit 19th century ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre autobiography ⓘ
political writing ⓘ
sermon ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for Native American rights ⓘ
being one of the first Native American authors to publish extensive autobiographical works in English ⓘ
being one of the first Native American authors to publish political works in English ⓘ
critiques of racism and colonialism ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Methodism ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableWork A Son of the Forest ⓘ
An Indian’s Looking-Glass for the White Man ⓘ
Eulogy on King Philip ⓘ
The Experiences of Five Christian Indians of the Pequot Tribe ⓘ
occupation Methodist minister ⓘ
activist ⓘ
autobiographer ⓘ
preacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Massachusetts ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Pequot community in New England ⓘ
linked to: Pequot people
religion Christianity ⓘ
Methodism ⓘ
wroteAbout Christianity and Native Americans ⓘ
Native American identity ⓘ
Pequot people ⓘ
U.S. Indian policy ⓘ
racial injustice in the United States ⓘ

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