Robert Everett - Preacher, Publisher, and Abolitionist: Ted Engle

Description

This presentation by Ted Engle will examine Rev. Robert Everett, who was a Welsh-American preacher and publisher. He came to Oneida County in 1823 from Wales in Great Britain. He immediately became involved in the Anti-slavery movement.  In 1835 Utica was selected as the site for the first NY Anti-Slavery Convention. The meeting was broken up by an angry mob. Initially stationed in Utica, Everett was forced to move several times because his views were considered so radical during those early times. His church services were often broken-up by various ruffians who rejected his abolitionist message.