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The Forgotten Revolutionary on a Stamp | Burlington News
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Lemuel Haynes, born into hardship and raised as an indentured servant, rose to become a revolutionary soldier, abolitionist preacher, and the first Black person ordained in North America — now honored with a U.S. Postal Service stamp alongside icons like Franklin and Hamilton. His journey from a mixed-race orphan to a voice for equality during the American Revolution proves that greatness isn’t defined by pedigree, but by courage and conviction.
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