About William Costin

William Costin was a free African-American activist and scholar who successfully challenged District of Columbia slave codes in the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

members

here now

Born: 1780
Died: May 31, 1842

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by painted by S.M. Charles ; lithogd. by Chas. Fenderich. (Life time: 1842) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

William Costin

African American activist and scholar (c. 1780–1842)

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Site Journal

Not who you're looking for? Others named William Costin: former president of St John's College, Oxford, from 1957-63

Feed Discussions About

Sort by

Content type

Latest William Costin news and discussion

Sort by

Content type

Nothing published yet

The conversation starts anyway — post the first discussion above.

William Costin across IJR

Studio characters

William CostinThe version your group chat keeps imagining.

Ask Genius by OpenServe about William Costin Create in Studio Build a game Watch videos

About William Costin

William Costin was a free African-American activist and scholar who successfully challenged District of Columbia slave codes in the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

members

here now

Born: 1780
Died: May 31, 1842

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by painted by S.M. Charles ; lithogd. by Chas. Fenderich. (Life time: 1842) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Everything about William Costin →

Live room · 1 here

Be the first in the room — members see you arrive.

Join the room

Not who you're looking for? Others named William Costin: former president of St John's College, Oxford, from 1957-63

William Costin across IJR

Studio characters

William CostinThe version your group chat keeps imagining.

Ask Genius by OpenServe about William Costin Create in Studio Build a game Watch videos