Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index James W.C. Pennington (1809 - 1870), an African-American orator, minister, and abolitionist, was born a slave in Washington County, Maryland. After Escaping to Pennsylvania, Pennington moved to New York in 1828. External links Biography: James W.C. Pennington Spartacus Educational: James W.C. Pennington This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.