James T. Holly
modernBlack Nationalism / Emigrationism1829 – 1911
James Theodore Holly (1829–1911) was an African American Episcopal bishop, emigrationist, and Black nationalist who argued that people of African descent should leave the United States and establish self-governing nations abroad. He led a colony of emigrants to Haiti in 1861 and became the first African American bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church, serving as Bishop of Haiti for over four decades.
Notable Achievements
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Authored 'A Vindication of the Capacity of the Negro Race for Self-Government and Civilized Progress' (1857)
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First African American bishop consecrated in the Episcopal Church (1874)
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Led an emigration colony of African Americans to Haiti in 1861
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Served as Bishop of the Orthodox Apostolic Church of Haiti for over 40 years
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Prominent voice in the National Emigration Convention movement alongside Martin Delany