Thomas Paul
Encyclopedia
Thomas Paul was a Baptist minister in Boston
, Massachusetts
, affiliated with the African Meeting House
and the Education Society for the People of Colour. Paul lived in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. His children included activist Susan Paul.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, affiliated with the African Meeting House
African Meeting House
The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States. It is located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston,...
and the Education Society for the People of Colour. Paul lived in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. His children included activist Susan Paul.
Further reading
- James Oliver Horton. Generations of Protest: Black Families and Social Reform in Ante-Bellum Boston. New England Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 2 (Jun., 1976), pp. 242-256.