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Delany, Martin R(obison) (sh)




born , May 6, 1812, Charles Town, Virginia, U.S.
died Jan. 24, 1885, Xenia, Ohio

U.S. abolitionist and physician.

After working in Pittsburgh, Pa., as a doctor's assistant, he founded a newspaper, Mystery, in the 1840s to publicize the grievances of blacks; he later copublished the North Star (1846-49) with Frederick Douglass. One of the first blacks admitted to Harvard Medical School (1850-51), he later practiced in Pittsburgh. He developed a strong interest in foreign colonization by black Americans and went to Africa to investigate sites. He moved to Canada in 1856 and returned early in the American Civil War to recruit for the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers, for which he also served as surgeon. He was made a major, the first black to receive a regular army commission. He later served in the Freedmen's Bureau.


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1 ?take away?
2 ?get rid of?
3 ?from a job?
4 ?clothes?
5 be far removed from something
6 cousin once/twice etc removed
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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: removoir, from Latin removere, from movere 'to move']
?TAKE AWAY?
to take something away from, out of, or off the place where it is
::Remove the old Wallpaper and fill any holes in the walls.
remove sth from sth
::Reference books may not be removed from the library.
?GET RID OF?
to get rid of something so that it does not exist any longer
::a cleaner that will remove Wine stains
::The college removed rules that prevented women from enrolling.
?FROM A JOB?
to force someone out of an important position or dismiss them from a job
remove sb from sth
::Congress could remove the President from office.
?CLOTHES?
formal to take off a piece of clothing
::He removed his hat and gloves.
be far removed from sth
to be very different from something
::The events in the newspaper article were far removed from reality.
cousin once/twice etc removed
the child, grandchild etc of your cousin, or your cousin's father, grandfather etc