Owen Smith; Late Minister to the Republic of Liberia, 1902. African-American teacher, minister and diplomat Owen Lun West Smith fought for the Union Army in the Battle of Bentonville during the US Civil War. He later served as Minister Resident of the United States to Liberia. From 'The Negro in revelation, in history, and in citizenship'.

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