Librarianship
David Ruggles
(March 15, 1810 – December 16, 1849)
American
In 1833, he opened the country’s first African American-owned bookstore and the
city’s only abolitionist bookstore at 67 Lispenard Street in New York City.
[Ruggles is the man standing in the center.
Public Domain via Wikipedia Commons]
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David Ruggles, abolitionist born – AAREG
David Ruggles – David Ruggles Center for History and Education