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Samuel Joseph May

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Radical American reformer during the nineteenth century

United StatesWritersLived 1797 to 1871 · aged 73
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Samuel Joseph May was an American reformer during the nineteenth century who championed education, women's rights, and the abolition of slavery.

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Samuel J. May's pamphlet protesting Judson's unjust treatment of "Colored" familiesSamuel J. May's pamphlet protesting Judson's unjust treatment of "Colored" familiesStone plaque memorializing Rev. Samuel Joseph May, at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, Syracuse, NYStone plaque memorializing Rev. Samuel Joseph May, at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, Syracuse, NY

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Samuel Joseph May was an American reformer during the nineteenth century who championed education, women's rights, and the abolition of slavery. May argued on behalf of all working people that the rights of humanity were more important than the rights of property, and advocated for minimum wages and legal limitations on the amassing of wealth.

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United States
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Lived 1797 to 1871 · aged 73
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