Alfred Niger

Alfred Niger
Bornc. 1797
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
DiedAugust 25, 1862
Providence, Rhode Island

Alfred Niger (c. 1797—August 25, 1862) was a free African-American activist who lived in Providence, Rhode Island and worked as a barber.[1] Niger was a leading influential figure in the movement for Black suffrage in early 19th century Rhode Island, during the onset of the Dorr Rebellion.

In 1831, William Lloyd Garrison hired Niger to be an agent for The Liberator throughout Rhode Island.[2] Niger was also an agent for Freedom's Journal in Providence.[1]

  1. ^ a b Gosse, Van (2021-01-05). The First Reconstruction: Black Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-1-4696-6011-0.
  2. ^ Garrison, William L.; Garrison, William Lloyd; Ruchames, Louis (1971). The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-52660-0.