Black History Moment
Robert Purvis
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Today we celebrate Robert Purvis in our Black History Moment.
Purvis was an American abolitionist born in Charleston.
He was President of Underground Railroad.
Purvis was of a lighter complexion and used that to his advantage by helping thousands of blacks get to freedom.
He helped an estimated 10,000 blacks during his 30 years of activism.
All month long we celebrate native black South Carolinian’s that had a profound impact on the state…and the world.