Short Name: | William Apess |
Full Name: | Apess, William, 1789-1839 |
Birth Year: | 1789 |
Death Year: | 1839 |
William Apess was a Methodist minister, and part Pequot. He was one of the leaders of the Mashpee Revolt in 1833-1834 and an advocate for Native American rights. The hymn "The Indian's Prayer" appears at the end of his biography A Son of the Forest.
Dianne Shapiro, from Carpe Librum Books (https://www.carpelibrumbooks.com/not-william-apess-hymn-the-indians-prayer-ca-1835) (accessed 10/3/2022)
Texts by William Apess (1) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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In de dark wood, no Indian nigh | William Ahes (Author) | English | 1 |