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DeBaptiste, George

Born
c. 1814
Birthplace
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Occupation
Memberships and activities: Member of the Underground Railroad in Indiana and Michigan; founder of The Order of the Men of Oppression (a.k.a. African American Mysteries); a delegate at the Cleveland National Convention of Colored Citizens; organizer of the First Michigan Colored Regiment (1863-1865)

Entrepreneur and businessman: co-owner of a barber shop; owner of a bakery (c. 1850); owner of a steam ship, the T. Whitney; owner of a catering business, a restaurant, an ice cream parlor and a dance hall
Nationality
American

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