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HIGGINSON, Thomas Wentworth (1823-1911). Commanded the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops, the first Black Regiment in the U.S. Armed Forces. Inscription and Signature, "For Miss Helen McDonnell / Thomas Wentworth Higginson / Cambridge, Mass," Fine. On the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act (1850), Higginson joined the Boston Vigilance Committee to aid escaping slaves. While pastor of a "Free Church" in Worcester, Massachusetts (1852-1861), he took a leading part in liberating the fugitive Anthony Burns (1854), and he supported John Brown both in Kansas (1856) and in his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (1859).
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First Black U.S. Armed Forces Regiment’s Commander Thomas Wentworth Higginson of 33rd U.S. Colored Troops

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Minimum Bid: $180.00
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Estimate: $300 - $500
Auction closed on Saturday, April 8, 2023.
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