Henry Francis Downing

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Henry Francis Downing (c. 1846 – February 19, 1928)^[1] was an African-American sailor, politician, dramatist and novelist. His cousin was Hilary R. W. Johnson, the first African-born president of Liberia (1884–92).^[2]