James Bradley
Photo taken by: John Kubler, Erlanger, KY
Biography written by Karl Lietzenmayer
James Bradley was the first African-American student enrolled at the Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, subsequently at the Sheffield Manual Labor Institute, an outpost of the Oberlin Collegiate Institute. Captured as a small child in central Africa, he was sold into slavery. During his time as a slave, Bradley regretted his lack of schooling and in his autobiography (following) he mentions carrying around a spelling book in his hat, from which he taught himself the alphabet in spare moments. Purchasing his freedom, he crossed to Cincinnati at Covington. |
In 1834 Bradley was part of the famous
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