John Marrant
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John Marrant (June 15, 1755 - April 15, 1791) was a free-born Black preacher, and was the first African American to evangelize successfully among American Indians.[1]
Marrant was born in New York City and was a practicing Methodist.[2] He converted to Methodism as a teenager after hearing the preaching of George Whitefield.[3]
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External links
- A narrative of the life of John Marrant, of New York, Autobiography
- A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant: A Black, Now going to Preach the GOSPEL in Nova-Scotia, Born in New York, in North America, Taken Down from His Own Relation, Arranged, Corrected, and Published by the Rev. Mr. Aldridge