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Charles Lenox Remond (1810-1873) was one of the first African American lecturers to address audiences on the subject of abolition. Though he was a prominent speaker throughout his life time, Remond enjoyed particular social celebrity in the early portion of his career. When he began speaking in the mid-1830s, there were few African American anti-slavery lecturers. As one of the first to become a regular speaker on the topic, he remained the preeminent representative of Black abolitionistm until Frederick Douglass appeared on the scene as a public lecturer in 1842. Douglass\u2019 personal experience as a former slave made him a sought after orator, and partially diminished Remond\u2019s popularity. However Charles Remond remained a respected lecturer, especially on the issues of rights for free Blacks and women until his death. [note]Wheaton, Patrick G. and Celeste M. Condit. \u201cCharles Lenox Remond (1810-1873), abolitionist, reform activist\u201d African American Orators: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Richard W. Leeman. Ed. Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996: 302. Print.[\/note]<\/p>\n
Although, the death records suggest that Remond was born in 1812 most secondary sources cite 1810 as the year of his birth. [note]\u201cCharles Lennox Remond\u201d Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index, 1620-2013. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Web. 15 March, 2013.[\/note] He was born in Salem, Massachusetts to free persons of color, John Remond, a Caribbean immigrant, and Nancy Lenox, a well-established Bostonian, whose father fought in the Continental War. John Remond came to the United States from Cura\u00e7ao in the Caribbean at the age of 10 and worked in several trades, including as a barber. He was extremely successful in business as the census record of 1850 lists the value of his real estate as $2,600. Charles Remond was the first son born to the couple and was one of eight children. His siblings included Susan, Martha, and Sarah Parker, noted abolitionist. Many of his siblings including his brother also continued in the family trade of barber, while several of his sisters became hairdressers. [note]Wheaton, Patrick G. and Celeste M. Condit. \u201cCharles Lenox Remond (1810-1873), abolitionist, reform activist\u201d African American Orators: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Richard W. Leeman. African American Orators: Ed. Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996: 302. Print. \u201cCharles Remond\u201dAncestry.com. 1850 United Stated Federal Census Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2009. Web. 13 March, 2013.[\/note] While still in his early twenties, Remond joined the abolitionist movement, working as an agent for Garrison\u2019s The Liberator<\/em> in 1832 and later as a lecturer for the American Anti-Slavery Society.[note]Wheaton, Patrick G. and Celeste M. Condit. \u201cCharles Lenox Remond (1810-1873), Abolitionist, Reform Activist,\u201d in African American Orators: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook, ed Richard W. Leeman. (Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996), 302.[\/note] These experiences helped earn him a prestigious nomination as the only African American delegate to the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. Charles Remond was one of eleven delegates to the Convention, which included William Lloyd Garrison, editor of The Liberator<\/em>, Nathaniel Peabody Rodgers, editor of the Herald of Freedom, and Lucretia Mott, a Quaker abolitionist and women\u2019s rights activist. [note]\u201cOffice of the Hibernian Anti-Slavery Society, 9, Anglesea-street, Dublin, 24th of April, 1843.\u201d The Liberator<\/em> 26 May 1843. Accessible Archives. Web. 13 March, 2013. \u201cCharles Lenox Remond, Slavery as it Concerns the British (1841).\u201d The Liberator<\/em> 9 July 1841. Blackpast. Web. 17 March, 2013.[\/note] During this conference and his subsequent United Kingdom lecture circuit, he developed a reputation as an eloquent orator, additionally demonstrating his commitment to women\u2019s rights by protesting the conventions rejection of female delegates.[note] \u201cThe Edinburgh Witness, in its report of the speeches made\u201d The Liberator<\/em>. 21 August 1840. Accessible Archives. Web. 13 March, 2013. For Remond\u2019s comments on his British and Irish Social Networking as well as women\u2019s rights see his letter to The Liberator<\/em>. \u201cLetter from Charles L. Remond. Manchester, England, Aug. 31\u201d The Liberator<\/em> 25 Sept. 1840. Accessible Archives. 13 March 2013.[\/note] Upon his return to the United States, Remond labored not only to end slavery, but to improve the lives of free Blacks in the north, lobbying the Massachusetts House of Representatives to end segregation on trains.[note]Remond, Charles Lenox. \u201cThe Rights of Colored Citizens in Traveling.\u201d Lift Every Voice: African American Oratory, 1787-1900. Eds. Philip Sheldon Foner and Robert J. Branham. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1998: 189-194. Print.[\/note]<\/p>\n At the Colored Convention of 1855, Remond supported the educational advancement of African Americans and promoted women\u2019s rights by advocating for the recognition of Mary Ann Shadd as a delegate. He also served as a member of the finance counsel, a position for which he was well-qualified given his upbringing within an entrepreneurial family. Charles Remond\u2019s father worked as barber and later with the help of his wife also worked as a caterer. [note]Proceedings of the Colored National Convention, Philadelphia, 1855. Salem, New Jersey: National Standard Office, 1856. Print. \u201cCharles Lenox Remond, Slavery as it Concerns the British (1841).\u201d Liberator<\/em> 9 July 1841. Blackpast. Web. 17 March, 2013.[\/note] By the date of the Philadelphia convention he had developed into seasoned speaker, having toured throughout New England, lecturing at state conventions and anti-slavery societies with Frederick Douglass and Wendell Phillips.[note]For records of his speaking tour see the following. \u201cAnti-Slavery Conventions in Ohio.\u201d The Liberator<\/em> 16 Sept. 1842. Accessible Archives Web. 13 March, 2013. \u201cConstitution of Equal School Rights Meetings.\u201d The Liberator<\/em> 14 Dec. 1849. Accessible Archives. Web. 13 March, 2013. \u201cGreat Mass Anti-Slavery Convention, In Cincinnati, Ohio.\u201d Frederick Douglass Paper<\/em> 15 April 1852. Accessible Archives. Web. 13 March, 2013. \u201cSpecial Notices\u201d The Liberator<\/em> 20 Feb. 1857 Accessible Archives. Web. 13 March, 2013. \u201cTour of William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass.\u201d The Liberator<\/em> 6 Aug. 1847. Accessible Archives. Web. 13 March, 2013. Charles Remond also spoke at Female Anti-Slavery societies including the Salem organization, which his own family helped to found. \u201cSalem Female Anti-Slavery Society.\u201d The Liberator<\/em>. 29 March 1844.Accessible Archives. Web. 13 March, 2013.[\/note]<\/p>\n Towards the end of his life, Remond used increasingly militant oratorical rhetoric, rejecting Garrison\u2019s pacifist approach and calling for abolition by violence if necessary.[note]Wheaton, Patrick G. and Celeste M. Condit. \u201cCharles Lenox Remond (1810-1873), abolitionist, reform activist\u201d African-American Orators: a bio-critical sourcebook. Richard W. Leeman. Ed. Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996: 302. Print.[\/note] He recruited African Americans for military service during the Civil War and remained a devoted advocate of women\u2019s rights.[note]Shirley, Yee. \u201cRemond, Charles Lenox (1810-1873).\u201d Blackpast Web. 17 March, 2013.[\/note] Though increasingly hindered from traveling by ill-health, Remond still managed to attend suffrage meetings in New York as well as the first Equal Rights Convention in 1867.[note]Wheaton, Patrick G. and Celeste M. Condit. \u201cCharles Lenox Remond (1810-1873), abolitionist, reform activist\u201d African-American Orators: a bio-critical sourcebook. Richard W. Leeman. Ed. Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996: 302. Print.[\/note] He died in December 1873 at the age of sixty-three.[note]\u201cCharles Lennox Remond\u201d Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index, 1620-2013. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Web. 15 March, 2013.[\/note] Since his death, he has remained a key figure in histories of abolition, and his speeches are often anthologized. His sister, Sarah Parker Remond, was also active in lecture circuits.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_margin=”||0px|” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Credits Header” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Credits Content” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ text_font=”||on||||||” text_font_size=”14px” text_line_height=”1.8em” text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n Amelia Chaney, English 634, Spring 2013. Taught by Professor P. 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