Sadly, I’m this days years old learning about Wentworth Cheswell. Mr. Cheswell was born to bi-racial parents. Therefore, according to the laws of the day, he was born a free man. Cheswell was afforded a quality education and was highly accomplished. He served his community as a teacher, school board member, and town archaeologist and historian.
Additionally, Cheswell was a revolutionary hero making a similar all-night ride from Boston to warn his community of British Invasion, in association with Paul Revere. Afterwards, he enlisted in the Continental Army to fight for his nation and fellow patriots.
Eventually, Wentworth Cheswell became the first African American elected to public office in the U.S.A. He would hold four terms in that office, and also held other elected public positions, including assessor, auditor, and a judge for minor legal cases and finalizing legal documents such as deeds and wills. The name Cheswell should be celebrated alongside famous names such as Revere.
Thank you Dr. Tony Evans for reminding us to learn from every perspective of history, so that together we can grow to be a more healthy social union, and also as a spiritual body of believers. Especially, the church needs all its voices to herald and every ear to hear the good news of Jesus Christ for every tribe, language, people, and nation.
additional sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wentworth_Cheswell, https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Wentworth-Cheswell/608689
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