Pedro Tovookan Parris

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Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

Date

1973

GUSN

GUSN-169821

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Description

This article contains euphemistic and harmful language regarding Pedro Tovookan Parris' life and history.

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"The following chronicle traces the life of Pedro Tovookan Parris, an African native who came to the United States in 1845 under unusual circumstances and became part of a prominent Maine family."

This brief account of Pedro's life was written by Percival J. Parris, who was 11 when Pedro Tovookan Parris died in 1860.

Details

Descriptive Terms

journeys

Additional Identification Number

Article ID 202

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1973.063.231.001

Date Notes

Volume 63, Number 231 (Winter, 1973)

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Record Details

Originator

Percival J. Parris (Author)

Subjects

Enslaved person
Black
African American men
Men, Black

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1973). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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