https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg Jessica Rembecki en-us 2018-02-20 13:02:21 UTC 2018-02-23 18:53:51 UTC hello@padlet.com s_jessica_rembecki https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233525384 Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American abolitionist ]]> 2018-02-20 21:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233525384 s_jessica_rembecki https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233525481 Born as a slave, Garnet and his family escaped to New York when he was about 9 years old.]]> 2018-02-20 21:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233525481 s_jessica_rembecki https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233525583 In the 1840s, he became an abolitionist. His "Call to Rebellion" speech in 1843 encouraged slaves to free themselves by rising up against owners. ]]> 2018-02-20 21:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233525583 s_jessica_rembecki https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233525684  In 1865, Garnet became the first black speaker to preach a sermon in the House of Representatives.]]> 2018-02-20 21:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233525684 s_jessica_rembecki https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233526301 In 1881, he was appointed United States Minister and Counsel General in Liberia, and died there a few months later, on February 13, 1882.]]> 2018-02-20 21:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233526301 s_jessica_rembecki https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233526516 2018-02-20 21:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/s_jessica_rembecki/hat3ba4rwhhg/wish/233526516