Paul Cuffee or Cuffe (Jan 17, 1759 - Sept 9, 1817). Businessman, sea captain, abolitionist. Born free into a multiracial family on Cuttyhunk Island, MA. His mother was Wampanoag, his father was a formerly enslaved African. Cufee led the 1st Back to Africa movement.
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"Paul Cuffee, Ship Merchant and Emigrationist." Historianspeaks, January 17, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/paul-cuffee-ship-merchant-and-emigrationist.
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