Henry Highland Garnet was an American abolitionist, minister, educator, orator, and diplomat. Having escaped as a child from slavery in Maryland with his family, he grew up in New York City. He was educated at the African Free School, and later the Noyes Academy and the Oneida Institute. As a Presbyterian minister, his drive for abolitionism was based in religion.
- Occupation
- diplomat, abolitionist, religious leader
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 23, 1815
- Died
- February 13, 1882
