William Apess

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)


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