Martin R. Delany - Pittsburgh, PA - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The Marker indicates:
"MARTIN R. DELANY
(1812-1885)
--

A promoter of African-
American nationalism,
Delany published a Black
newspaper, The Mystery,
at an office near here.
He attended Harvard
Medical School, practiced
medicine in Pittsburgh, and
was commissioned as a
Major in the Civil War.

PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION 1991"

The marker fails to note that the white students at Harvard forced his dismissal. He was also a writer and novelist and part of Pennsylvania's Underground Railroad.
Delany also visited Africa and Europe before the Civil War exploring a place to colonize- but he came back determined to fight for the emancipation of slaves.

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Marker Name: Martin R. Delany County: Allegheny Date Dedicated: 01/01/1992 Marker Type: Roadside Location: 5 PPG Place, 3rd Avenue and Market Street, Pittsburgh Category: African-American Website: [Web Link]

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