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Portrait of George T. Downing

1819–1903

George T. Downing

Abolitionist and equal-rights advocate

George T. Downing used his Newport catering fortune to fund abolition and press for equal schooling and civil rights in Rhode Island.

George T. Downing used his Newport catering fortune to fund abolition and press for equal schooling and civil rights in Rhode Island.